[hedora]

The pricing on the RAV4 is nuts. For that commute, you could sell it and buy a used low-range EV, like a 2018 BMW i3:

https://driverbase.com/research/vehicles/bmw/i3/2018

and end up with ~$42K in pocket.

(It is particularly inexpensive because they significantly improved the range in 2019. However, the 2018 would easily do your commute.)

We ended up buying one in lieu of trading in an ICE pickup truck for a backordered electric F150.

To me, the crazy thing is that we could apparently sell you the used i3 we bought earlier this year for a 36% profit, and you could end up with a 60% discount on the i3 (vs. pre-Ukraine prices) by switching to it from the RAV4!

[lotsofpulp]

I assume that when anything goes wrong with a BMW, and I assume it will relatively quickly, the repair costs will quickly close the gap on any initial savings.

[MengerSponge]

There's a lot less to go wrong in an all-electric vehicle. Not saying you can't have issues with fans or the seat-heaters (ahem), but you're not looking at an engine rebuild or even oil changes down the line

[coredog64]

The original Fiat 500es were a train wreck, even for a Fiat. They were super cheap, but all the stories of the owners who carried around specific wrenches in the back to disconnect and reconnect the battery as the easiest fix finally convinced me to pass.

[subpixel]

All of this must be very geo-specific. Driverbase seems to geo by IP and prices around here are about 8k over MSRP, if they are even available.