We hear these things all the time. Electric vehicles catch fire all of the time (not true.) They pollute the air more than gas vehicles do (not at all.) They’ll leave you stranded when you need them the most (this is exceedingly rare.) Here’s another myth that’s gotten a big boost from a leading newspaper in Great Britain: EVs are actually vastly more expensive to drive than “petrol”- or diesel-powered cars. But when you run the math as we did, the answer is far more nuanced—and probably more in EVs’ favor than you’ve been told.
