> “On an upfront basis, these things will start to get cheaper and people will start to adopt them more as price parity gets closer,” said Colin McKerracher, an

> “On an upfront basis, these things will start to get cheaper and people will start to adopt them more as price parity gets closer,” said Colin McKerracher, analyst at the London-based researcher. “After that it gets even more compelling.” "Research" needs to include repairs for accidents (even though I've never been in an accident in my own cars). Because I'm OK with the upfront basis, but definitely not OK with the after. I've seen many articles regarding rare parts and long repair times with Tesla. I've put in $5K of repairs in past 2 years for my aging gas car... about 10% of what I plan to spend on my next car, so repairs are a big deal and even more so when (not if) I get into an accident.