Are you really saving with a Tesla?

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Oct 11, 2019 90 Comments

how much do you pay to charge your car? Has it taken your energy bill up?

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  • You’re not saving money you’re saving the environment
    Oct 11, 2019 38
    • https://www.city-journal.org/electric-vehicle-batteries

      “But it requires the energy equivalent of about 100 barrels of oil to fabricate one battery capable of storing the energy contained in a single barrel of oil. Importing batteries manufactured on Asia’s coal-heavy grid means that consumers are just exporting carbon-dioxide emissions, along with jobs. It takes years to offset those emissions when the EV is plugged into our real-world power grid, where coal and natural gas still account for 70 percent of electricity generation.”
      Oct 12, 2019
    • SAP
      ku6s2g

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      ku6s2g
      LOL lithium batteries retaining 90% of its charge 🤣
      Oct 14, 2019
  • About $30 a month extra on electricity. Probably paid about $30 for supercharging in the last 14 months. Spent $0 on maintenance. Insurance is less than my ICE car, so yeh it's one of the best purchases I ever made. I have a long range Model 3.
    Oct 11, 2019 15
  • Uber
    fkfba

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    fkfba
    You don’t buy tesla to save money. With that mindset go look for something else in the 10k range.
    Oct 11, 2019 2
    • New / Eng
      2Nyce

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      Pump your breaks a little on Tesla, we’re not talking about a Rolls Royce. 😅
      Oct 11, 2019
    • Ya, but he’s saying you can just get a cheaper car if you are just looking to save money. The comparable is if you’re looking at a similar price ICE car. In that case, the cost of ownership would be lower
      Oct 11, 2019
  • Amazon
    TEiP82

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    TEiP82
    Best car I've ever driven. Got a model 3 at the beginning of the year, it's a joy to drive. Nothing like the instant acceleration!

    I live in an apartment in a non-major city - I just charge it at my work office for free :) so for me, it's cheaper since "fuel" is free.
    Oct 11, 2019 10
  • Cisco
    IFTL14

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    IFTL14
    Some states like CA is going to charge an extra fee for electricity vehicles since the state is not making money from taxes on gasoline. The fee is $150-$175 annually starting from year 2020. I heard currently registration fees is around $600+ annually.
    Oct 11, 2019 1
    • Yeah fck tax incentives to save the environment we need money for school administrators running kangaroo courts for campus sex — California
      Oct 11, 2019