I, a single person, had similar thoughts about being ill-suited to full EVs because I take a lot of long (50-250 mile) trips and don’t drive to work every day. I ended up getting a full EV, on the grounds that used EVs weren’t too much more expensive than plug-in hybrids (or even hybrids of similarly recent years), and I’d save on both maintenance and fuel. I’ve been quite happy with it—I do save money on my long trips, even if I have to fast charge occasionally on trips above 200 miles. Car insurance also happened to be cheaper for the electric car I bought than the PHEVs and hybrids I was looking at, but that may be a quirk of my situation,
I don’t know if I saved money on getting an electric car, but the base cost was only ~$2000 higher for the EV. Even if I only manage to save $1000 in fuel and maintenance over the life of the car, I’m personally willing to spend an extra $1000 over 5-10 years of ownership to dramatically reduce the carbon emissions of my driving (electricity generation where I live is >50% fossil-free). So—yes—you are less well suited to a full EV, but I think it’s still worth considering if/when you are in the market for a new car. Probably the most annoying part is having to find (sometimes broken) rapid chargers, and then wait to charge, on longer trips. I hear newer electric cars charge faster than mine, though.
I, a single person, had similar thoughts about being ill-suited to full EVs because I take a lot of long (50-250 mile) trips and don’t drive to work every day. I ended up getting a full EV, on the grounds that used EVs weren’t too much more expensive than plug-in hybrids (or even hybrids of similarly recent years), and I’d save on both maintenance and fuel. I’ve been quite happy with it—I do save money on my long trips, even if I have to fast charge occasionally on trips above 200 miles. Car insurance also happened to be cheaper for the electric car I bought than the PHEVs and hybrids I was looking at, but that may be a quirk of my situation,
I don’t know if I saved money on getting an electric car, but the base cost was only ~$2000 higher for the EV. Even if I only manage to save $1000 in fuel and maintenance over the life of the car, I’m personally willing to spend an extra $1000 over 5-10 years of ownership to dramatically reduce the carbon emissions of my driving (electricity generation where I live is >50% fossil-free). So—yes—you are less well suited to a full EV, but I think it’s still worth considering if/when you are in the market for a new car. Probably the most annoying part is having to find (sometimes broken) rapid chargers, and then wait to charge, on longer trips. I hear newer electric cars charge faster than mine, though.