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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton View Post
I think $2/gal is unrealistic. Seems like over the past few years it's been well into the $3s and sometimes over $4/gal. Seems like these low cost gasoline periods never last very long.
OK, so change the $2 to $3. The operating cost @$3/gal vs. $0.20 kWh over 100K miles is $3500 more. What is the price difference between a similar sedan that gets 25 mpg and a Tesla 3?
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