If you’re still not convinced. I leased Niro when they were giving cars away. All the incentives from the state and such added up to $15k off. I plan to buy out the lease. If used prices tank I’ll see if I can negotiate that price. I see leasing as a win - win for the consumer. Cars are terrible assets as they only lose value. Arguing the extent of that loss is mute. Buy the car you want to meets your need and budget. My operating cost are 4x less per mile. My utility offer TOU pricing so the rate is about half at night. My electricity barely increased. My insurance was about the same coming from a Golf. Live in a big city so it is already expensive to insure. Yes, it is possible to save money on an EV.

The battery won’t degrade in 5 years. This car ( if like the previous gen) is super efficient. It has a smallish 66khw battery and can likely get 300miles on a good day. The Korean brands under report their range. In mixed driving in the NY winter I can get the EPA range and close to 300 miles in mixed driving in summer with AC on. If rather see cars get more efficient that stuff then with larger batteries to achieve a high range. Cars that get 1 - 2 miles a kwh make me sad.