• deafboy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Elon Musk could buy everyone in the world a Tesla if he wanted to.

    Well, that would be $ 314 562 157 350 000. in other words, 3 times the global yearly GDP. But one can hardly expect a common sense from a tesla owner :D /s

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          1 year ago

          Tesla probably has a lot higher profit than other cars, since Teslas are a Status-Symbol rather than just a Car

          but yes

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            1 year ago

            Where in the world is Tesla a status symbol? Because I bought my M3P because I couldn’t afford a BMW i4 M50, let alone a iX or EQS/EQE AMG. The BMW is similar size and performance and costs 30% more.

            I still like it, but it was the compromise option.

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                1 year ago

                Not in the EU for sure. American cars have always been “lots of horsepower and low-ish quality for a low price”, and Tesla keeps the trend.

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                  1 year ago

                  I only know rich people who buy Tesla in EU. Rest of the people are driving half the price combustion engine cars.

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                    1 year ago

                    A Tesla is significantly cheaper than an equivalent combustion car.

                    Are you comparing a 5 seat 400HP tesla with a 4 seat 120HP Renault? Of course the 120HP Renault is cheaper.

                    Compare it to a 400HP BMW (or even a 200HP Renault).

                    EDIT: a Tesla Model 3 is 43.000€, a Renault Megane RS starts at 50.000€

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        1 year ago

        Even if the cost was an impossibly low 10% of MSRP, that’s still $30 trillion dollars based on the math above and well more than he has.

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          1 year ago

          Why are you guys so literate about it. OP just used something called exaggeration.