How does this fit in with the trend stated a few years ago that low emissions vehicles are cheaper to maintain?<p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2016/study-finds-low-emissions-vehicles-less-expensive-overall-0927" rel="nofollow">https://news.mit.edu/2016/study-finds-low-emissions-vehicles...</a><p>And the question of the next decade will be: which BEV is cheaper to maintain and why?
> Perhaps surprisingly, the smallest difference is between BEV and ICE crossovers, with a mere $3,000 estimated savings for a Ford Mustang Mach-E versus a Toyota RAV4.<p>I'm not sure where the surprise is here. The Mustang Mach-E is a performance crossover while the Rav4 is a basic commuter. A better Mach-E comparison would be with the BMW X3 plugin hybrid.
I’m curious how much brake wear hybrids prevent and plug in hybrids in particular.<p>Recently going down from the eastern sierras I regenerated 5 mi of range from energy that otherwise would have been partially dumped into the brake pads.
This is exactly what we were hoping for and expecting<p>Making driving cheaper so you get a lot more driving<p>Have the tesla haters been proved fucking right yet?