slinches
Elio Addict
The reason I'm here is because vehicle costs are insanely high and the Elio represents a return to rational purchasing decisions in the automotive market.
There's no rational reason to buy a Tesla when you can buy an Elio plus a lightly used similar quality vehicle and all of the fuel you'd need for 15 years of driving both for the same price:
Tesla model 3 $35k + ~ $7k in electricity > $42,000
$20k used small "luxury" sedan + $7200 Elio + $14k in fuel (5k miles/year sedan, 12k Elio) = $41,200
And that's assuming only a single driver. If you have a two driver family, then the entire cost of a second car and the fuel for it would need to be added to the Tesla, but only the fuel costs need to be added with the Elio.
There's no rational reason to buy a Tesla when you can buy an Elio plus a lightly used similar quality vehicle and all of the fuel you'd need for 15 years of driving both for the same price:
Tesla model 3 $35k + ~ $7k in electricity > $42,000
$20k used small "luxury" sedan + $7200 Elio + $14k in fuel (5k miles/year sedan, 12k Elio) = $41,200
And that's assuming only a single driver. If you have a two driver family, then the entire cost of a second car and the fuel for it would need to be added to the Tesla, but only the fuel costs need to be added with the Elio.