Where that "cost" over time is highly likely to be negative, aka free money, and it's only the coordination problems that prevents people from doing it.
(See also lease of EVs, if you were paying monthly anyway then the lower running costs of EV can be factored in for a fairer comparison that reflects better on EVs than the up front cost.)
(See also lease of EVs, if you were paying monthly anyway then the lower running costs of EV can be factored in for a fairer comparison that reflects better on EVs than the up front cost.)