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What about comparing to something that isn't a status symbol? Personally, I paid 6k for my car and according to my bank statements seem to be spending 1.7k year
by lrem 8y ago
What about comparing to something that isn't a status symbol? Personally, I paid 6k for my car and according to my bank statements seem to be spending 1.7k yearly on fuel and maintenance. I would love to drive an EV, as the distances I drive are small, but Nissan Leaf is way too small for my family and a Tesla 3 would mean I'm paying a bit too much for that warm fuzzy feeling. Is there another choice?
- rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago> Is there another choice? Not yet, I guess. But the $35K Model 3 should be delivered mid 2019 and the first used sales should be available soon after. I doubt Tesla will decrease its prices (they're slowly securing the industry's profits, à la Apple). I'd expect most people to spend more on EV than did on ICE. I wonder if this legitimate question (when people wonder how much to spend on an EV vs cheap ICE) will be later compared to the famous 2007 Ballmer moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qycUOENFIBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qycUOENFIBs :)
- Brakenshire 8y ago> I would love to drive an EV, as the distances I drive are small, but Nissan Leaf is way too small for my family and a Tesla 3 would mean I'm paying a bit too much for that warm fuzzy feeling. Is there another choice? Something like a Mitsubishi Outlander? You’d need to run the calculations, but $17k over the course of a decade in fuel and maintenance costs leaves a lost of leeway.