You might be correct in pointing out that the cost of electric cars will come down in the future, but for anyone needing a car in the near future, I don't feel that's correct. Let's say someone on disability needs a car; there's no way one could purchase an electric car today for less than $30,000 (about twice what one gets in disability during a 2-3 year period). I think what Moose was referring to was the initial outlay. Circumstances kind of dictate one's situation in the current market. For instance, I bought a new 5-speed sedan for $18,000 in 2014. They no longer make sedans, and the price of new cars has gone through the roof. There's no way I could buy a replacement car (electric, or otherwise) for what I paid in 2014. TImes change, and I don't see the situation of the economically challenged changing any time soon.