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Originally Posted by red-beard
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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Or at $4/gal the difference is an additional $4,000 more. I don't know what electricity costs here now or over the next 5-10 years, either. Maybe one gets charged at work for free... But there's more to it. There's resale value at the end of the ownership period, maintenance costs for each type of vehicle, tax credits, and the convenience of using HOV lanes. I think the future is bright for electric vehicles, either as hybrids, plug-ins, or maybe from hydrogen fuel.