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Let's also add the saved time/trip distance in not going to the gas station.

But separately, depreciation on EVs is a bit unknown. The powertrain should be good for a very long time - but the battery pack may cancel out any benefit relative to IC cars.

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I almost always refuel at a gas station that I'm driving right past anyway, so it's a 5 minute delay not any extra distance.

Can your EV fully recharge in 5 minutes? No? Then I think we call it at least a draw in terms of saving time.

But with batteries improving, one could have a better car than the original when replacing the battery pack.

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