I just purchased a used Bolt…
I just purchased a used Bolt for my daily commute, 100 miles round trip. I have the benefit of free charging at work, and have the capacity for level 2 charging at home.
Driving a car that averaged 25mpg was costing 100/week in fuel. My electrical cost will be far less, as will be maintenance.
But I still had to wait until I could get an EV for under $10k in order for the costs to be recoverable. The Bolt I purchased has 100000 miles on it, with 50,000 miles on the replacement battery. A scan shows the battery to be in excellent health, still over 93% capacity.
EVs are very use-case sensitive. Insurance is higher, registration is higher, depreciation is higher. You need to drive it enough for the fuel savings to offset the other, higher costs.