Seems as though over the lifespan of the car, a Tesla is better for the environment. However, the point of the comment was that people who drive Teslas are offs

Seems as though over the lifespan of the car, a Tesla is better for the environment. However, the point of the comment was that people who drive Teslas are offsetting their environmentally friendly car with a larger house, more air travel, and other things that wealthy people who can afford Teslas tend to do.