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Originally Posted by JDMDreams
What kinda discounts are you guys getting at Tesla? I checked their site and seems like there is $8000 total, 5 from Fed? And 3 from provincial? Anything else if you trade in?
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I believe he was referring to the old program where both provincial and federal are 5k and stackable.
It's true that Model 3 isn't yet proven. But the saving in gas and maintenance in EV is just a fact. It doesn't matter if it's Tesla, Kia or whoever out there.
EV drivetrains are far more efficient and simple (in design) comparing to their ICE counterparts. The absolute best thermal efficient ICE on road is a 1.3L Toyota at roughly 38% vs. Tesla at 85-90%. Too much energy is wasted as heat in ICE.
My Mini cooper, which is quite good on gas overall at 7.2L/100km costs 7.2*1.55 (it needs premium)= roughly $11. A Model 3 probably needs about 15kw at most? 1kw is 14cents with BC Hydro. That means $2.10 for the same 100km of driving. Even if you add the 20% loss in charging, that still make it under $3.
Yes, we'd get into the argument of how long it would take to get that saving back of a Model3 vs. a Camry on their costs. But if you compare cars in the same category (Model3 is mostly compared to BMW 3, Benz C-class due its pricing)... the medium-long term (say 100k km) saving on EV is quite significant.
And to say Tesla's reliability has yet to be proven... I'd say that if Model S is any indication, Model 3 should do just fine. I've met gen 1 Model S owners with over 150k on the odo and still drive pretty much the same as day 1. On ICE vehicle, you have the engine, transmission, clutch... etc to worry about simply because all the wear and tear that goes into them in the environment that those parts are under.