The New York Times has published an article stating that EVs aren’t for everyone unless they get cheaper, but the outlet seems to be missing the story. They are already much cheaper than they were five years ago, and they keep getting cheaper.
The article neglected to mention this and even stated that a Tesla Model 3 was more expensive than some luxury cars. While that is technically true, they focused on this rather than comparing the Tesla Model 3 to other cars in its class. The article opted to compare the much more expensive and much lower selling Tesla Model S instead for some reason.
The article was centered around President Biden’s move to make EVs a pillar of his climate policy, and it noted that government incentives mostly help affluent buyers rather than average families.
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Robert Teglia and his wife were interviewed in the article and they each own a Tesla Model 3. Teglia, who works in real estate, bought the car because he thought it was awesome. The article pointed out that he bought the Tesla Model 3 although he knew it cost more than many luxury cars, and he didn’t care as to whether or not it would benefit the environment.
Not only did the article paint the couple as an out-of-touch affluent couple who didn’t really know what they were buying, but the article jumped from there and dove into the pricing of the Tesla Model S — not the 3 — to prove its point that EVs are expensive.
The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus costs 39.990 dollars before any incentives. Depending on state and federal incentives, that number could drop to 35.690 dollars. Now let’s look at some luxury cars. Most of these brands on the Car and Driver’s list of 15 Cheapest 2021 Luxury Cars are very competitive with the base Tesla Model 3 in terms of upfront costs. Some are lower than the 39.990 dollars price tag, but they don’t beat out the 35.690 dollars.
You can read the whole article HERE.
Source: Clean Technica
