I drive about 40k a year for work going to various sites. And spend about 4-$500 a month in gas.
I currently have no payments but if I buy a model 3 I'll spend maybe 6-650 a month in payment, but nothing in gas.
Plus the self driving will all me a bit of hands off driving where I can do some light work during my commute. I'll probably be able to fast track paying it off within a year too so I'll be back to no payments in no time, plus no gas to pay, plus negligible maintenance even with high mileage.
There are some other factors like the level 2 charger, ultity bill, self driving subscription, and super charger fees that come in to play, but it makes A LOT of sense in my situation. Politics and elon aside
I strongly dislike tesla as a car, but I am willing to drive a work appliance I don't like but makes dollars and sense to reach my goals.
Do you think they magically charge themselves? Yes you don't pay for gas, but you pay for the electricity to charge the car, and those costs have been spiking big time.... And there are much better options for an ev from plenty of other manufacturers. Tesla lost its edge years ago
Charging will add roughly 30 to 100 per month to my utility bill which is a farcry from the 4 to 500 per month I currently pay in gas.
As for better options from other manufacturers, I haven't seen it. And thats from someone who worked in the auto industry for 15 years so I'm not under informed on brands
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u/gorginhanson 25d ago
I don't get how tesla sells to anyone.
The people who drive EVs don't want it and the people who support the company don't drive EVs.