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Re:Tesla’s new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus so... by Marsymars on Saturday October 26, 2019 @01:34PM (#21365035)
Depends a lot of locale. Where I live, in local dollars, an entry level Camry is is $24,295 (or $28,250 for a hybrid) while a Model 3 is $50,990 after incentives.

Also not sure about a Model 3 being safer than a Camry, they weigh a similar amount and are both IIHS TSP+. (And a hybrid Camry weighs close to 1000 lb more than a Model 3.)

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Re:Tesla’s new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus so... by 11thEarlOfMar on Saturday October 26, 2019 @03:32PM (#21365691)
Hybrid Camry is 3572 pounds maximum [1]

Weight of Model 3 is 3627 minimum up to 4,072 (extended range, extra batteries, which are heavy.) [1]

Model 3 has the lowest probability of injury in a crash of any car tested by NHTSA since 2011.[0]

[0] https://cleantechnica.com/2019/03/14/tesla-model-3-vs-toyota...

[1] Google Camry weight; Model 3 weight

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Re:Tesla’s new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus so... by Marsymars on Saturday October 26, 2019 @07:18PM (#21366904)
Oops, my mistake on the weight, was looking at gross vehicle weight line rather than curb weight. Thanks for the correction.

Though the NHTSA thing you're citing is specifically what the NHTSA told Tesla they weren't allowed to claim.

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