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Not if you have 2 cars (or are willing to rent) and a short commute (covid? why buy a car at all?). I rarely drive more than like 25 miles in a day. Even most o

• CydeWeys 6y ago
  I could see the e-Golf being a good second car for a couple, and then use the longer range car for longer weekend trips, but as an only car, no. That range is just too limiting, and if I owned a car I would be driving around on an average of at least one drive per month that the e-Golf wouldn't be capable of doing without a recharge but that the Model 3 can. We're talking vacations, going hiking, visiting family who live several states away, etc. I definitely would not remotely consider, as an only car, having one so limiting that I'd be renting another car every month for longer trips. That just doesn't make sense.
  • notJim 6y ago
    The big surprise for me with the non-Tesla electric cars is that they're not even that much cheaper, if at all than a Tesla. The e-golf is apparently around $30k, when for $5k more you could get a TM3 with 100 miles more of range. The Chevy Bolt is closer in both range and price, but you don't get supercharging, and a much crappier interior.
    • jliptzin 6y ago
      Yea that’s the thing, if you have $40,000 to spend on an electric car it would be insane to not get a Tesla.
    • CydeWeys 6y ago
      You can get them used much cheaper. A used Leaf, e-Golf, whatever, can be had for as little as $10k. Teslas don't lose value like that. I'd definitely consider a used cheap EV as a second city car.