Costs,
to drive an EV 10,000 miles:
$275
to drive a 50 mpg car 10,000 miles: $550
to drive a 25 mpg car 10,000 miles: $1100
(based on electricity cost of $0.11 per Kwh, 4 miles per Kwh average EV efficiency and gasoline cost of $2.75 per gallon)
Pure EVs (BEVs) require no oil changes and less maintenance.
Performance (pick up, handling etc.) of electric cars is far superior to their gas counterparts.
After a long EV life, batteries can be reused in other applications such as energy and wind storage.