I couldn't find a total cost of ownership on the Tesla Model 3, but the car I drive has a 5-year TCO of about $32k for all insurance, gas, etc. (Assuming bought

I couldn't find a total cost of ownership on the Tesla Model 3, but the car I drive has a 5-year TCO of about $32k for all insurance, gas, etc. (Assuming bought new - I got it for under $20k with 8,000 miles on it.) https://www.edmunds.com/mazda/3/2015/cost-to-own/#style=200703394 https://www.edmunds.com/mazda/3/2015/cost-to-own/#style=2007... So I'm allowed to think the Model 3 is expensive. Of course, I'm just me, I'm not "mainstream." I think it's too expensive for mainstream because the only person I know that bought one is accustomed to driving high-end German cars, and she paid $60k for her Model 3. I get the feeling the mainstream doesn't believe a Tesla is affordable. Maybe they are wrong, in that if they have a garage for charging, they'd save enough in gas and maintenance to make up the difference, but most people don't buy cars based on TCO (well, I don't know that for sure, but I have a feeling that's true.)