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One plausible explanation would be if Teslas logged more miles than comparable cars. If I drove more, I'd be more inclined to spend money up front for a more fu
by jmharvey 9y ago
One plausible explanation would be if Teslas logged more miles than comparable cars. If I drove more, I'd be more inclined to spend money up front for a more fuel efficient (and more fun to drive) car. And on the flip side, if I drove a gas-guzzling luxury SUV, I might not put as many miles on it.
I have no data to support this, and I'm not an actuary, but Teslas driving more miles than luxury SUV's and claims being proportional to miles driven seem like a plausible hypothesis.
- jjeaff 9y agoI think any group whose vehicle purchase decisions are colored by gas prices are not the same group buying Tesla's or luxury SUVs. I would expect the overlap to be very small at least. My guess is Tesla drivers put fewer miles on them than average.
- gambiting 9y agoIf that was true, then Mercedes and BMW wouldn't sell any diesel S-class or 7-series cars, and yet they do(and they are majority of sales of these models in EU) - people want luxury and great fuel economy at the same time.
- tehlike 9y agoI think there are people like that commuting from SF to Mountain View, or such long distances. I don't believe that they are a majority, though.
- prostoalex 9y agoI can corroborate this explanation. We're a two vehicle household - a model S and a hybrid SUV, and all long-haul trips are done on Tesla. For one, the supercharging is free and is usually near restrooms/Starbucks/amenities that we would've stopped by anyways. For two, Tesla's barren interior and generous trunk provides quite a bit of storage for random things you have to haul when traveling with kids. For three, the autopilot takes out a lot of stress and makes road trips almost pleasurable.