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I'm on that edge myself. Any advice for those looking to go electric?
To add to the person below: there is something called a 'charging curve' - how fast does it go from 10-80% and what capacity of electricity can it accept at that time? But, my best advice is for 2 car households. One of those cars likely travels much less daily. That car should be replaced by an old used EV - think Bolt / i3 / leaf. It doesn't matter if the car goes 60 miles range if you travel 10-15 miles a day and you can plug in at home. We have a 23 id4 and it's great. Prices are much better than when we bought. Also look into the lease buyout option. You'll have to do some math and make sure you're not getting screwed - but it can be a good option. Finally: ask a dealer to give you the final costs and term sheets and warranty options and financing costs via email - before you get there. They fuck around with you if you don't do that.
There are plenty of used EVs but if you don't have a way to charge at home or roatrip a lot make sure to stay away from cars that charge slowly. Check the recall history and make sure all the fixes have been applied
Pay attention to the weather-based range variation. Some EVs only get about half of their listed range in cold winter temps.