> the end result is the same.

Absolutely not.

This completely ignores the relatively high initial range of ICE (especially hybrid), and the poor real world state of the EV charging infrastructure, compared to petrol.

A 30% drop in range would be an extra 5 minutes at the nearest gas station, almost guaranteed to be within a couple miles.

And, that 30% is usually cheap to get back, usually just by some combination of changing the spark plugs, running a bottle of carbon removal/fuel system cleaner through, or changing the fuel injectors.

I have an electric, but I also understand why people are avoiding electric, and why 96% of people with EV also have an ICE car [1] (including me, with my newest being ICE)!

[1] https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2023/11/10/the-stat-that-say...