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by manmeet 2350 days ago
Looks like an incredibly poor analysis by someone desperately holding onto their short position.

Tesla owners don't use the supercharger daily. The author's assessment that most people do, is simply invalid. Based on my area and electricity costs (CAD $0.101/Kwh off-peak), the Model 3 costs 2.6 cents per mile (and not the 7 cents)

Also, the author takes in the upfront cost of the investment, to make the statement that it takes 20yrs to make your money back. However, he doesn't take into account the resale value of the same investemnt.

If you take that into account, the model 3 comes out cheaper: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/27/tesla-model-3-vs-toyota...

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I'm envious of your USD$0.077/Kwh rate! I pay USD$0.22/Kwh in Massachusetts, with a renewable energy provider.