Even the moonbats at Business Insider seem to realize that no matter how extravagant the subsidies, buying an electric car is not a good idea:

Johnny Bacigalupo and Rob Hussey told the Scottish news outlet Edinburgh Live they were billed £17,374, or about $21,000, to fix their Tesla after its battery was damaged by rain last week.

Even if you can afford one of these glorified golf carts, that doesn’t mean you can afford to keep it running. No wonder it costs so much more to insure an EV than a real car.

This has happened before:

A similar incident occurred last year when a Canadian Tesla owner was told it would cost $26,000 to get a replacement battery for his vehicle, Fox Business reported.

The owner, Mario Zelaya, shared his experience in a TikTok video and said he was locked out of his Tesla Model S after the battery died. Zelaya said he eventually sold his Tesla after he spent $30 getting replacement ownership papers that were locked in the vehicle.

The media is more forthcoming regarding the shortcomings of EVs now that Elon Musk has gone rogue by allowing free speech on X.

The first and only thing you need to know about electric cars is that leftists want us to drive them. That is reason enough to steer clear.

On a tip from Anonymous.