The cost of owning a car has steadily risen over the past two decades, but 2023 and 2024 saw massive jumps, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. In 2025, Americans are starting to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sasha Lekach covers electric vehicles and vehicle technology. The American Automobile Association’s “Your Driving Costs” study ...
When shopping for an electric vehicle (EV), most buyers tend to focus on the sticker price or driving range, but those are just part of the bigger picture. Costs like depreciation, maintenance, ...
The Nissan Leaf easily claims the top spot as the most affordable EV to own over five years, with a total ownership cost of just $26,929. That’s 34 percent lower than the second-place Hyundai Ioniq 5 ...