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But it should also be noted that they don't advertise it as the price of a Tesla but the cost, or "the true cost of owning a Tesla". Cost and price are 2 differ

But it should also be noted that they don't advertise it as the price of a Tesla but the cost, or "the true cost of owning a Tesla". Cost and price are 2 different things. My problem though is that I don't think that they got the math right. It's like saying: you spend 3000$ every month. A trip to Las Vegas would cost you an additional 1000$. But if you don't go to Las Vegas you are saving 1000$ and now your "true" spending is only 2000$ this month. What they should have said is: non EV - car X has a monthly price of 1200$ and Tesla Model S also has a monthly price 1200$. For car X you have some additional monthly costs of 1000$ but for the Tesla, the additional costs are only 300$. So the total cost for you would be 2200$ for having car X and only 1500$ for Tesla. Or something like that.

SilasX 14y ago
>But it should also be noted that they don't advertise it as the price of a Tesla but the cost, or "the true cost of owning a Tesla". Cost and price are 2 different things. My problem though is that I don't think that they got the math right. Then why was it worded in a way that gave the impression they were telling you the price? Even several people here, presumably somewhat intelligent, came away with that idea. The fact that TCO and price are different is no reason use language that muddies the difference.
yesplorer 14y ago
> Cost and price are 2 different things this may be true but contextually it is not acceptable. If a salesman emails me that the cost of their car is $500 (mind you, without asterisk or even something like 'terms and conditions apply/see (blank) for details) all am thinking about is the price of their car. but if you start asking questions like how much is my time worth, because it counts towards the true cost of ownership it starts getting ridiculous. and which time are you referring to? the trip to the corporate meeting or the trip to my son's baseball game? seriously

SilasX 14y ago

>But it should also be noted that they don't advertise it as the price of a Tesla but the cost, or "the true cost of owning a Tesla". Cost and price are 2 different things. My problem though is that I don't think that they got the math right. Then why was it worded in a way that gave the impression they were telling you the price? Even several people here, presumably somewhat intelligent, came away with that idea. The fact that TCO and price are different is no reason use language that muddies the difference.

yesplorer 14y ago

> Cost and price are 2 different things this may be true but contextually it is not acceptable. If a salesman emails me that the cost of their car is $500 (mind you, without asterisk or even something like 'terms and conditions apply/see (blank) for details) all am thinking about is the price of their car. but if you start asking questions like how much is my time worth, because it counts towards the true cost of ownership it starts getting ridiculous. and which time are you referring to? the trip to the corporate meeting or the trip to my son's baseball game? seriously