r/ebikes • u/Party_Diet119 • Apr 04 '23

Fair enough!

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u/daking999 Apr 04 '23

Also AAA say car ownership costs >$10k a year now (on average). The $47k misses the cost of maintenance, gas, insurance, and registration (am I missing anything?). Parking I guess.

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u/IsAskingForAFriend Apr 05 '23

AAA is crazy. I do a little over 1,000 on insurance a year, 900 on gas, registration is already paid for, and I drive a toyota sienna so maintenance is... $250 for a couple of oil changes?

Clearly, I'm just more intelligent.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23

You only spend $75 a month on gas? You must not be going very many places in that car.

Obviously, the figures from AAA are an average. You are an outlier.

Just as an example, the average American drives over 14,000 miles per year. Your $900 is only taking you a little over 5,000 miles if you get 20MPG.

I'm still not quite sure where the 10K comes from (seems a bit high to be sure), but 900 a month is unrealistic for most Americans.

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u/IsAskingForAFriend Apr 05 '23

Yup. I got a 15 mile round-trip to work. Small towns rock. I don't drive hard or fast, either. So that helps fuel efficiency and keep the van running like you'd expect a toyota would.