The environmental and health advantages of electric cars over ICE cars, for instance through reduced local air pollution, are significant. Therefore it can also be seen as an advantage that EVs are getting cheaper, not alone because of increasing competition and government subsidies. Apart from the decreasing purchase costs, also aspects like running costs have to be taken into account when comparing the costs of electric cars. And the running costs of electric cars are way lower than those of conventional cars, studies and experts say. Thus, and probably also because of expected upcoming regulatory measures and rising fuel prices, the sales of electric cars in many countries have risen sharply. Seemingly especially from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. And this although the market share of EVs is already quite high in many countries and regions: the global market share of newly sold EVs 2022 was only about 13% globally and 7% in the US, but already about 23% in Europe, 30% in China, and even about 87% in Norway, to name a few examples.
More info from trustworthy sources:
Wikipedia on purchase costs and running costs of electric cars
Forbes on studies related to comparative running costs of EVs, January 14 2018
Euronews on the purchase costs of Evs compared to ICE cars, February 23 2023
Wikipedia on environmental benefits of electric cars
VW on its models
Wikipedia statistics on electric cars
Euronews on record electric car sales in Europe in 2022, February 24 2023
CBS News on the now relatively low cost of an entry-level Tesla, February 22 2023
The Guardian on soaring number of electric vehicles on Australian roads, February 6 2023
CBC News on the exploding numbers of EVs in an international auto show in Canada, February 18 2023
The New York Times on to be expected comparative running costs of EVs, February 10 2023
