[dangrossman]

Regarding the market for resale, look at Roadsters and Model S on eBay. The market for 5 year old EVs seems pretty healthy. The batteries lose ~0.15% capacity per 1000 miles driven; nearly all 5-year-old Roadsters have over 85% of thir original range. Why would that change 5 years from now? Tesla would be shooting itself in the foot to do anything to purposely damage the resale market for their cars; that'd lower the value for new ones.

Why do you think you need to live in an area with a charging network to buy a Tesla car? Its range, equivalent to most gas cars, gives you many days of typical driving between charges. Unlike gas cars, you can "fill up" at home, there are no external dependencies. You'll also never suffer in a fuel shortage, which my area had several times before winter storms this season.

[bri3d]

Keep in mind that the Roadster is an extremely limited-production, high-end niche car that is no longer manufactured.

Its value/depreciation curve will look very different from a still-manufactured luxury sedan of a previous generation, which is what the Model S will be in 3-5 years when Tesla release a new style.