The calculator here is very telling.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    11 days ago

    2020 I bought a slightly used hybrid car for $18,000…dealer could not get rid of it because gas was dirt cheap and smart buyers knew gas would be cheap forever because the price never goes up.

    I did the 5 year math and concluded the car would save me $2200/yr in fuel. I did not expect gas prices to increase.

    6 years later, I saved close to $15,000 and in eight years, the car will be free.

    This will be repeated with a used EV in a few years.

    Math! Bitch!