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My favorite part of the article is the comments at the bottom about how the sucker buying a Dodge Charger will have to pay for gas. I had a friend a few years a

My favorite part of the article is the comments at the bottom about how the sucker buying a Dodge Charger will have to pay for gas. I had a friend a few years ago who bought a $15,000 BMW motorcycle to save gas money 4 months a year in New York, and now you can go one better: buy a $120,000 car and then leach off of the supercharger network. I love Teslas, but buy one because it is an amazing luxury car with an AWD option, not because it is the best financial decision.

josefresco 12y ago
The Charger is an odd comparison, but it would be fun to race an R/T AWD against one of these. I don't think the Charger would even compete but I'm curious if the financial aspect would be the same when factoring in gas/maintenance/value etc.
Igglyboo 12y ago
The all electric engine is important in the long run but the people who are currently buying teslas aren't the people who care about gas prices.
- mikeash 12y ago
  I don't know about that. I see quite a few people talking about buying one, or actually buying one, and the savings in gas is a big part of it. It may sound crazy, but it makes sense for people who would spend that much on a car anyway, and who drive a lot. If you're debating between a Tesla and a Corolla then the gas savings doesn't matter much. If you're debating between a Tesla and a similarly-priced BMW and you drive a lot, saving several thousand dollars a year in gasoline can be nice. People who spend a lot of money on cars don't suddenly not want to save money.
giarc 12y ago
I believe there was a link on HN awhile ago from a guy that did a very in-depth analysis of cost of ownership. I believe the Tesla actually did come out on top of comparable vehicles due to lower fuel costs, lower maintenance costs etc. I'll try to find the link. EDIT Here is the link http://www.teslacost.com/ http://www.teslacost.com/ The creator has since updated the figures after HN members noticed some errors and the Honda Odyssey came out on top (unless you are able quantify safety, HOV access etc).
mikestew 12y ago
If your buddy wanted to save gas, he would have purchased $4000 Kawasaki Ninja 250. Your buddy wanted a BMW motorcycle, gas savings was the excuse he felt he needed to tell others. I bought a new BMW motorcycle this year. Sure, it gets 50mpg but that's not why I bought it. I feel no need to make apologies for my purchase. :-) I make software money, I can afford gas just fine. I still bought a Nissan Leaf for a lot of reasons other than saving money on gas.

josefresco 12y ago

The Charger is an odd comparison, but it would be fun to race an R/T AWD against one of these. I don't think the Charger would even compete but I'm curious if the financial aspect would be the same when factoring in gas/maintenance/value etc.

Igglyboo 12y ago

The all electric engine is important in the long run but the people who are currently buying teslas aren't the people who care about gas prices.

mikeash 12y ago
I don't know about that. I see quite a few people talking about buying one, or actually buying one, and the savings in gas is a big part of it. It may sound crazy, but it makes sense for people who would spend that much on a car anyway, and who drive a lot. If you're debating between a Tesla and a Corolla then the gas savings doesn't matter much. If you're debating between a Tesla and a similarly-priced BMW and you drive a lot, saving several thousand dollars a year in gasoline can be nice. People who spend a lot of money on cars don't suddenly not want to save money.

giarc 12y ago

I believe there was a link on HN awhile ago from a guy that did a very in-depth analysis of cost of ownership. I believe the Tesla actually did come out on top of comparable vehicles due to lower fuel costs, lower maintenance costs etc. I'll try to find the link. EDIT Here is the link http://www.teslacost.com/ http://www.teslacost.com/ The creator has since updated the figures after HN members noticed some errors and the Honda Odyssey came out on top (unless you are able quantify safety, HOV access etc).

mikestew 12y ago

If your buddy wanted to save gas, he would have purchased $4000 Kawasaki Ninja 250. Your buddy wanted a BMW motorcycle, gas savings was the excuse he felt he needed to tell others. I bought a new BMW motorcycle this year. Sure, it gets 50mpg but that's not why I bought it. I feel no need to make apologies for my purchase. :-) I make software money, I can afford gas just fine. I still bought a Nissan Leaf for a lot of reasons other than saving money on gas.