to me, aside from cost of fuel - which I don't count at all - only as part of the cost of ownership - the standouts of an EV are things like convenience ------ fuel up at home, always a full tank when leaving home,
the rest comes down to quality and development -- things like reliability, less problems, range, power, all of that stuff - is related to development
the basic concepts of convenience though - they are there in the conception of the EV - they were great, they are great and they will always be great