[MysticMoons]

Yes we all know gas is super expensive right now. And even food has gone up in price by a lot. Yet a lot of people are just now trying to save money on gas. But if you have Tesla you will not need to spend any money on gas. And yes a Tesla costs a lot. but it is a good investment and worth it if you want to save money on gas in the long run

[Fergal]

MysticMoons do you know if this really is a money saving tip? Do you know if the total cost of owning a Tesla for five years is less than the total cost of owning a petrol car? Please give some details.

[MysticMoons]

According to Elon Musk it is cheaper and healthier for the earth. But I will go ask him on twitter. What better way to find out than direct from the source right? the thing is this will make you spend nothing on gas... that was my whole point no more buying gas as a high price...

[Netherrealmer]

I think he is working on making in cheaper by mass producing it. Since he wants to stop climate change.

[Yugocean]

First of all, Tesla is not in India, secondly it costs a blast.
Electricity might be cheap in India, but not easily available to charge vehicles.

[JASPREET]

As if buying a tesla is like buying a cake from the nearest bakery Sorry boss this is not a saving tip

[Treborika]

I think Tesla is not affordable but again is good one for it is an environmental conservative and cost effective

[OldGuy]

Considering that a "cheap" used Tesla starts at around $35,000 and a current model can be as much as $250,000, there are not many that could even begin with this as a "money saving tip".

According to online research, charging an electric vehicle costs about 25 to 50 times the cost of running one refrigerator which happens to be one of the most expensive items to run in a home.

Sample explanation of electric usage issue:

US House Transportation committee hearing:

Which Uses More Electricity...A Refrigerator When It's Running Or Electric Car When It's Charging?'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avi9iBC8opU

There is already a huge downside of running an electric car and the electric grid is simply not capable of handling that much power needs. According to figures from our own local electric provider, they would not currently be able to handle the power requirements if even 5 out of every 100 residents used electric cars. The infrastructure has to be massively improved before any country could possibly handle an all electric car mandate. As it is, most electric filing stations (which are still too few and too far between) have a diesel generator parked on the premises to produce the electricity to charge the cars. They do not really save anything at all since they still operate on fossil fuels.

Then there is the disposal problem with what to do with all the lithium batteries. They can't just be tossed in a landfil. And of course, since China owns the majority of all lithium on the globe, purchasing an electric car sends a lot of cash straight to China.

To top it all off, there is a much better option that is already being developed. Hydrogen cars are even cheaper and there are already hydrogen fuel stations in California where the hydrogen is produced from a local water resource. The station extracts the hydrogen for fuel onsite.

Buying an electric car to save anything is not a good idea. They will be completely outdated and even ridiculed in 20 years. This is not a money saving tip at all.

[travissubandio]

It's still not a great idea to save money though. Indeed, by using Tesla you will not spend money on gas, not even for maintenance of engine oil and others. But you need to take into account the life cycle on your Tesla battery, when it breaks you will buy a battery for half the price of the car even though the Tesla itself is already very expensive. Maybe you should use public transportation to save even more

[Netherrealmer]

Nissan Leaf is the cheaper eledtric car but it is noisy AF

[albertodogarcia]

You can consider buying electric cars made by Hyundai, they are good at even more affordable prices

[adhiramadhaniwf]

Whoa whoa it looks like it doesn't change anything if what you buy is Tesla. Maybe you can consider other brands such as Hyundai or Nissan which have the same quality of electric cars

[bismillahdehoke]

Nissan kicks might save you more than Tesla...

[llamarhood]

There are already many alternatives for Tesla which are too expensive, there is a car brand called Wuling with their Wuling Air Ev and the price is very cheap, but the car is also very small.

[andysnmohfana]

I think the calculation is not that simple my brother....

[alansumaryan]

Saving money consists of several factors, but I don't think buying a Tesla is one of them

[darkuszerx]

Maybe in concept is changing from gas to electric, it is more efficient and it can reduce emissions

[jumanhood]

Allright, i hope i can buy a Tesla soon so i can save even more

[killimmohammed]

Maybe you can consider buying an electric car other than Tesla, because the price is still quite expensive and in my opinion it is not an "investment".

[kowegandengkarodee]

Before buying a Tesla maybe you can consider cheap versions of electric cars such as Nissan and Hyundai products, and maybe you will save more