Electric Car Research & Purchase — cost-of-ownership sketch

5-year cost of ownership, 8 cars

(Entry price − value 5 years later) + 5 years of insurance/maintenance/charging, not sticker price. Full write-up, entry-basis explanation, findings, and caveats: index.md. Method notes: 12-weighted-quality-score-notes.md.

Total 5-year cost

Sorted cheapest first · solid = depreciation (entry − 5yr resale) · hatched = 5 years of insurance + maintenance + charging

Depreciation (entry − 5yr resale)
+ 5yr running costs (insurance + maintenance + charging)

Full data

All figures € · italic = estimated, not directly sourced