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Old 01-14-2011, 01:28 PM   #21 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
Economical in this case really depends on perspective. Is it more economical than a $15k compact? Nope. But it's probably more economical than other vehicles in it's price range.
Exactly. If you're the sort of person who would ordinarily drive say a BMW 7-Series (MSRP $82,000 - $137,000), which is pretty obviously Tesla's target market for this thing, then $57K looks pretty cheap.

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