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You need to also include the cost of the batteries, and their short life, which probably ends up costing more per day than the electricity to recharge them.
That is a different subject to the cost of the electricity supply, and anyway inaccurate.
Even lead acid batteries when allied to capacitors and some excess capacity have decent life, and many of the new batteries such as 123 systems and Altairnano have the ability to cycle many thousands of times.
Both maintenance and longevity are far better on an EV than for an ICE car.