We live in a semi-rural part of Canada, and have a bit of a (pleasant, country) commute. I want the most efficient vehicle. I ran the numbers and an EV just did not make sense. If you're driving mostly highway, the overall cost/km isn't that much better than the best ICEs, and the ICE is much cheaper.
Financial-wise, I actually haven't compared the cost/km because of two things:
- I'm not sure how expensive a switch of battery going to be (do we have data on that?)
- Yeah they are outright more expensive than ICEs, and with the current financing climate, not very attractive
If you live in suburban and commuting to downtown for work, large part of the driving would be high way. Having hybrid makes way more sense in this scenario.
If you live in downtown, you probably don’t need a car or you are parking in a underground parking lot that does not guarantee you a charging plspot