TESLA WAS NAMED THE CHEAPEST LUXURY CAR BRAND TO MAINTAIN. MAGA WETS PANTIES.

[Joe Capitalist]

TESLA WAS NAMED THE CHEAPEST LUXURY CAR BRAND TO MAINTAIN, AND THE INTERNET HAS THOUGHTS: ‘I WILL NEVER OWN A GAS CAR AGAIN’
“I haven’t spent a dime in seven years.”
by Laurelle Stelle*/*March 10, 2023

In a recent study by The Clunker Junker, Tesla vehicles claimed the victory of being the cheapest luxury car brand to maintain.
The outlet looked at data from CarEdge about the 185 most popular models in the U.S., covering the last 10 years up to September 2022. It analyzed each car’s maintenance costs over that time period as a percentage of its purchase price and divided the results into standard and luxury categories.

Tesla’s prices put it in the luxury group, where the company’s rock-bottom maintenance costs won the top spot on the chart — not just among electric vehicles, but among all vehicles in that class.

Tesla’s average maintenance cost was 7.09% of the car’s value, compared to 12.28% for the next best, Lexus. The best individual car was a Tesla Model S at 4.58%, followed by the Model X in second place and the Model 3 in fourth.
This is great news for Tesla buyers, who can expect easy maintenance over their next decade of driving. It’s also good news for reducing pollution in our communities. Because they don’t use gasoline, electric vehicles reduce the need for extensive oil drilling that pollutes nearby water and soil, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EVs also don’t give off toxic exhaust or heat-trapping gases like combustion engines do, as the EPA notes. This is healthy for our planet and lungs in general, and for the improvement of city air quality in particular, so even the average person on the street will benefit as more drivers switch to EVs.

[Joe Capitalist]

Electric Car Sales Showed a Massive Spike of 234% on a YoY basis
November 20, 2021
Automobile industry saw a massive spike in sales of electric cars from April 2021 to September 2021. This new record-breaking sale grew by 234 percent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis for this year.

[Nordberg]

Facts do not matter. Our resident EV haters will simply say the opposite. They will turn a blind eye to EVs. Then their family members will buy them,, because they are not obdurate righty, Trumpian ICE lovers.

[floridafan]

TESLA WAS NAMED THE CHEAPEST LUXURY CAR BRAND TO MAINTAIN, AND THE INTERNET HAS THOUGHTS: ‘I WILL NEVER OWN A GAS CAR AGAIN’
“I haven’t spent a dime in seven years.”
by Laurelle Stelle*/*March 10, 2023

In a recent study by The Clunker Junker, Tesla vehicles claimed the victory of being the cheapest luxury car brand to maintain.
The outlet looked at data from CarEdge about the 185 most popular models in the U.S., covering the last 10 years up to September 2022. It analyzed each car’s maintenance costs over that time period as a percentage of its purchase price and divided the results into standard and luxury categories.

Tesla’s prices put it in the luxury group, where the company’s rock-bottom maintenance costs won the top spot on the chart — not just among electric vehicles, but among all vehicles in that class.

Tesla’s average maintenance cost was 7.09% of the car’s value, compared to 12.28% for the next best, Lexus. The best individual car was a Tesla Model S at 4.58%, followed by the Model X in second place and the Model 3 in fourth.
This is great news for Tesla buyers, who can expect easy maintenance over their next decade of driving. It’s also good news for reducing pollution in our communities. Because they don’t use gasoline, electric vehicles reduce the need for extensive oil drilling that pollutes nearby water and soil, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EVs also don’t give off toxic exhaust or heat-trapping gases like combustion engines do, as the EPA notes. This is healthy for our planet and lungs in general, and for the improvement of city air quality in particular, so even the average person on the street will benefit as more drivers switch to EVs.

Thats so hard to imagine, considering the quality issues Tesla faces, and the large number of recalls. Consumer Reports ranks Tesla near the bottom when it comes to reliability.

[LurchAddams]

TESLA WAS NAMED THE CHEAPEST LUXURY CAR BRAND TO MAINTAIN, AND THE INTERNET HAS THOUGHTS: ‘I WILL NEVER OWN A GAS CAR AGAIN’
“I haven’t spent a dime in seven years.”
by Laurelle Stelle*/*March 10, 2023

In a recent study by The Clunker Junker, Tesla vehicles claimed the victory of being the cheapest luxury car brand to maintain.
The outlet looked at data from CarEdge about the 185 most popular models in the U.S., covering the last 10 years up to September 2022. It analyzed each car’s maintenance costs over that time period as a percentage of its purchase price and divided the results into standard and luxury categories.

Tesla’s prices put it in the luxury group, where the company’s rock-bottom maintenance costs won the top spot on the chart — not just among electric vehicles, but among all vehicles in that class.

Tesla’s average maintenance cost was 7.09% of the car’s value, compared to 12.28% for the next best, Lexus. The best individual car was a Tesla Model S at 4.58%, followed by the Model X in second place and the Model 3 in fourth.
This is great news for Tesla buyers, who can expect easy maintenance over their next decade of driving. It’s also good news for reducing pollution in our communities. Because they don’t use gasoline, electric vehicles reduce the need for extensive oil drilling that pollutes nearby water and soil, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EVs also don’t give off toxic exhaust or heat-trapping gases like combustion engines do, as the EPA notes. This is healthy for our planet and lungs in general, and for the improvement of city air quality in particular, so even the average person on the street will benefit as more drivers switch to EVs.

Tesla's in a bit of trouble right now. One of the cars in self-drive just crashed into a fire truck killing a passenger and a several are being recalled due to the steering wheel coming off.

[Nordberg]

Tesla's in a bit of trouble right now. One of the cars in self-drive just crashed into a fire truck killing a passenger and a several are being recalled due to the steering wheel coming off.

Yeah, there were 2 cases and no accidents. How will they survive?

[Joe Capitalist]

Yeah, there were 2 cases and no accidents. How will they survive?

Yeah, I'd much rather drive a car that needs motor oil, coolant, AutoTrans fluid and carries over 10 gallons of highly explosive, flammable liquid.

[Joe Capitalist]

[LurchAddams]

Yeah, there were 2 cases and no accidents. How will they survive?

A passenger in a Tesla was killed when it hit a fire truck in self-drive.

[Joe Capitalist]

A passenger in a Tesla was killed when it hit a fire truck in self-drive.

[Walt]

The fact remains that electric cars will be cheaper to make, and maintain... Once they are fully developed.

[Joe Capitalist]

The fact remains that electric cars will be cheaper to make, and maintain... Once they are fully developed.

EVS KEEP GETTING CHEAPER — AND THIS ALL-NEW, SOLAR-POWERED SUV IS PROOF OF IT
This three-row, four-wheel-drive vehicle will feature a solar panel built into the hood.

2023 is the year of the electric vehicle. EVs now make up 10% of all new cars sold worldwide, and recent price drops from Tesla and Ford are only making these cars more appealing.*

https://apple.news/AIVtbwMClR9OJqOU0gGArig

[Celticguy]

pretty low bar to surpass.

I remember my dad's dismay when he got the bill to replace the headlight lens on his Caddy that had gotten damaged. This was like 40 years ago so factor in inflation but it was $500.

Luxury cars have always been very expensive to maintain.

[Joe Capitalist]

Thats so hard to imagine, considering the quality issues Tesla faces, and the large number of recalls. Consumer Reports ranks Tesla near the bottom when it comes to reliability.

There were some body frame-fitting issues a few years ago but I've have had my Tesla for almost two years and I've had zero issues.

[floridafan]

There were some body frame-fitting issues a few years ago but I've have had my Tesla for almost two years and I've had zero issues.

Which model and transmission do you have?