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A comment on Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey.

Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey by D_Alex on Monday April 14, 2014 @07:41AM (#7585593)
The model seems flawed. The financing/opportunity costs are not included (AFAICT...). A better way to construct the model would be to avoid trying to account for year-by-year depreciation, and only include the initial purchase cost and eventual sale cost in the cash flow.

Unfortunately (you might be able to tell I'm a Tesla fan), this makes the Tesla S less attractive in comparison to other cars due to its higher up-front price.

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Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey by loceng on Monday April 14, 2014 @08:26AM (#7585700)
They're target market initially is those with cash / who can afford it upfront, though they do offer leasing.

Once they have the $30k version then it will be attractive to most everyone, including with leasing options.

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Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey by pakile on Monday April 14, 2014 @10:59PM (#7590103)
Your proposal is essentially what my friend, Travis, did on the 2nd tab of the worksheet, which is a cash flow model.
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