Should you buy an electric car now? Should you eat cold vomit? Similar questions but we will, with the help of an all-star international panel, try to answer the more palatable question today. We did ask the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), the national body representing the electric vehicle industry, to join in but at the time of writing they'd gone as quiet as a battery-driven BMW. Why buy a fully electric vehicle? The EVC says they are fun to drive, have a lower total cost of ownership, are convenient, have less maintenance, are good for the environment and give you fuel security. We prefer the answers from Giles Parkinson, the owner and editor of RenewEconomy.com.au and The Driven, Australia's most trusted website for news, analysis and information about electric vehicles. And he owns and drives an all-electric car. And I surf with him at Byron Bay. That says it all really. Why buy an EV, Giles? "Well, if you bought one you wouldn't need to ask these questions! At the high end of market Porsche Taycans and top-end electric Mercs are outselling their petrol versions and they don't cost any more." What about resale? "If you can buy an EV, like a Tesla, right at this moment, you can probably sell it at a profit pretty quick." And low range? "Range anxiety is overdone. If you are happy to stop for a cup of tea every few hours, then no problem. Ultra-fast charging times means 10-20 minute stops." But isn't the cost of replacing batteries as high as the crowd at Cheeky Monkeys on a Saturday night? "Don't worry about cost of replacing batteries. Bit like asking about the cost of replacing a petrol engine." So, the arguments against EVs are range anxiety, cost of replacing batteries, charging time and availability of chargers, no standard plug and battery replacement costs. There's also the reality that most Australians aren't ready to buy all electric. Our domestic grid can't cope now, let alone if 100,000 cars started demanding power every night. On top of that, most of the things needed to make EVs come from China. EV drivers are also not immune from the rising cost of power. Britain's Royal Automobile Club warned drivers that EVs could be more expensive to run than petrol equivalents from October 2022. My recommendation is right now, don't buy an all-electric EV, but if you can, buy a run-of-the-mill hybrid. Although my dream car is the V8, 370kW, Corvette Stingray.