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Camry LE with heated seats is $29,310. Cheapest Tesla Model 3 with tax incentives is $34,990, $5,680 more. At $3.29/gal. and using the EPA average of 51 MPG for the Camry, that's 88,000 miles before the Model 3 hits the payback point. At 15,000 miles a year, that's 6 years before any savings are realized. That's a hard sell for a parent with two kids renting a house where they are not going to drop $3,500 to get a L2 EVSE installed so they can have the magic of home refueling. Add in the home charger and the miles to payback are 140,000 and 9 years breakeven. Add the PITA to charge an EV using the public network and people dont see the advantage of adopting. That's why Americans are not buying EV in quantities to flip the market to EV. Last edited by Efthreeoh; Yesterday at 06:15 PM.. |
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Your math definitely checks out, but I think people interested in the Model 3 aren’t really buying it for the gas savings. The Model 3 is a RWD platform with very impressive handling, great acceleration (even the cheapest RWD model does a 1/4-mile in 13.2 seconds) and has a set of smart features unique to Tesla like autopilot, sentry mode, over-the-air updates, dog mode, and etc. There’s a reason people keep buying overpriced iPhones, even though top-tier Android phones can do similar things for much less.
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lol...it sure does trigger people around here maybe it is because I'm lucky enough, or financially irresponsible enough to have multiple vehicles. but the best daily I've ever owned does 0-60 in 3.1 seconds and is currently charging in my garage right now for penies on the dollar compared to the $5 gal gas around here...never waste time at a gas station or oil change shop either..... I lmao when I read the ignorance on here when it comes to the devil aka EV's |
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Today, 01:14 AM | #70 | |
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Gas is always around $5.00+ per gallon around here and many people have solar these days....Only use charging stations on occasional road trip, hardly a PITA and usually it is done charging by the time you get done buying a coffee or some fast food... They may not be for everyone, but they certainly fit the bill for many people. I can vouch for mine that has 50,000 flawless maintenance free miles on her |
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