[spo81rty]

Most people buy a car every three years. Sounds similar to how often people switch cell phones. I don't think electric cars change much in regards to people always wanting something different or the shiny new model.

The awesome thing about the Tesla is all the over the air updates. Other car makers want you to buy the new model to get the new features.

I worked in the car biz for a long time.

[JonnieCache]

>Most people buy a car every three years.

This is shocking to me. Are you in the US? I'm pretty sure it's more like 10 years here in the UK.

[ghaff]

Pretty much the only people who own cars for just 3 years are those who are leasing.

The average car on the road is over 11 years old in the US and average length of ownership for new cars is over 6 years. [1]

[1] http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/07/29/Here-s-Why-American...

[ollie87]

Really? I live in the UK. I and most of my family changes their car around every 3-5 years.

I'm about to chop my current car in after 2.

[freshyill]

> Most people buy a car every three years.

This is an absurd statement.

[pfortuny]

Yes. Possibly the meaning of "people" is not the same for you as for him.

[bradtemp]

While many people do buy a car every 3 to 5 years, they sell that car to somebody else, and the average car lasts about 19 years, with several owners. On the other hand, cell phones are sometimes resold but not nearly in the same way. Many of us have those old phones in the drawer, and would still do that even if there were a big ecosystem for selling them.