="TomT" "To me, this is comparing apples and guavas... You need to use prices EXCLUSIVE of federal or state rebates/incentives to get a fair comparison... Otherwise, you also need to subtract the rebates and incentives that accompany most ICE vehicles (we got $5K off when we bought our Acura, for example)..."
edatoakrun: "Yes, the most accurate figures require actual out-of-pocket costs, including discounts from "list". Of course, these are much harder figures to come by, than the depreciation from list price.
But since many bought their LEAFs at greater discounts (?) from list than were available on Volts an Prius', I'd think the depreciation figures cited might even understate the LEAF advantage.
Residual values a few years from now, will give a much clearer view of TOC."