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40. ...and how much are you willing to pay for one? Tesla Model S - MSRP - $68,000

Tue May 9, 2017, 11:42 AM

May 2017

more electrics are coming out in the $30-40K range, like the Tesla Model 3

BMW i3

Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric Drive

Chevy Bolt EV

Nissan Leaf

Ford Focus Electric

and more

http://www.caranddriver.com/best-hybrid-electric-cars

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Bottom line on electrics, bigger batteries = greater range = more money

Want used?

Pre-owned Tesla Model S - cheapest still over $50,000

https://www.tesla.com/preowned

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Will Tesla Succeed? [View all] Stuart G May 2017 OP

only if they can beat the new Dodge Demon in the quarter mile snooper2 May 2017 #1

I have heard that Tesla's move pretty fast from standing still... Stuart G May 2017 #2

You can't drive 840 hp on city streets. You'd need new tires weekly NightWatcher May 2017 #3

840 is nothing on the street snooper2 May 2017 #4

Because drag racing ability is why people buy cars? longship May 2017 #8

Every stop light is a drag race LOL snooper2 May 2017 #14

Who needs 3.8 liters? longship May 2017 #19

Some people have fun driving Calculating May 2017 #21

"Who needs 3.8 liters? Who needs more than four cylinders?" EX500rider May 2017 #22

Driving at a safe and legal speed is part of the premise of the comparison caraher May 2017 #33

If you don't kick someone's ass by the time you hit the speed limit, you've kinda lost the "race." TheBlackAdder May 2017 #25

leaves starting line at 1.8G , first production car to pull a wheelie snooper2 May 2017 #30

The 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda Lightweights (1500 lbs) could pull wheelies. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #32

Those were mid-500HP stock with a bit of tuning and still ran mid-10's in stock form, I believe. JoeStuckInOH May 2017 #39

Good points. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #44

Only if it becomes "more" than just a car company Johonny May 2017 #5

Thank You for your insitefull answer.. Stuart G May 2017 #6

Tesla will survive and thrive because it makes sense, even to the investment class Alex4Martinez May 2017 #9

$35,000 is still out of the price range of a great deal of Americans. HughBeaumont May 2017 #7

375,000 on waiting list for new Tesla 3 DrDan May 2017 #12

35K is becoming cheap for a new car these days snooper2 May 2017 #15

I was able to get away with $14,900 on a new 2016 Cruze last year. HughBeaumont May 2017 #17

Much as was said of both Apple and PC computers in 1982. LanternWaste May 2017 #20

Selling shiny toys to affluent people isn't a bad business plan. hunter May 2017 #10

Many of your fellow DU members own iPhones. Blue_true May 2017 #23

The most adaptable electronic device I've ever owned is a $35 Raspberry Pi. hunter May 2017 #24

I am really not a luxury type of person, just really like my iPhone's utility. Blue_true May 2017 #45

375,000 on waiting list for the new Tesla 3 - I'd say they have a GREAT chance DrDan May 2017 #11

Only if they start making profits Calculating May 2017 #13

Tesla does not lose thousands of dollars on every car sold. Massacure May 2017 #35

They have a pickup and a heavy truck in the pipeline A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #38

They aren't like any car manufacturer in America. NCTraveler May 2017 #16

I dunno, others are coming out with electrics, not to mention the huge field of hybrid competitors Baclava May 2017 #18

Check out these guys... True Dough May 2017 #26

They haven't managed anything other than prototypes Voltaire2 May 2017 #28

Yes underpants May 2017 #27

I JUST WANT A TOTALLY ELECTRIC CAR....... a kennedy May 2017 #29

...and how much are you willing to pay for one? Tesla Model S - MSRP - $68,000 Baclava May 2017 #40

I know they are terribly expensive........I can dream can't I? eom a kennedy May 2017 #41

You could get 3 used Toyota Prius hybrids for the cost of one new electric with only a 100 mi range Baclava May 2017 #43

How many private companies have built reusable rockets that land themselves? Warren DeMontague May 2017 #31

You are absolutely correct Zorro May 2017 #34

That's the stuff of classic '30s, '40s, and '50s science fiction. hunter May 2017 #36

Seriously. Chills. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #37

After NV dropped $1.3 B (as in BILLION) incentives on them? Quiet_Dem_Mom May 2017 #42