I have to be driving less than 7000mi/year for Uber to make financial sense over my Model S P85+.
Let me repeat that: from purely economical perspective, if driving more than 7000 miles/year, Tesla Model S P85+ is cheaper than Uber.
Here are the numbers. Basic assumptions:
gas : $4/gal (don't know if it's even a valid number anymore)
power: $.1/kWh
Tesla Model S P85+:
depreciation: $1/mile + $300/month (the $300 per months is a sandbagging factor, in reality it doesn't exist)
power: $.033/mile
maint: $600/year covers everything
tires: $1600 (P85+ goes through the full set once a year, depending on how you drive)
registration: $60/year
insurance: $600/year
parking: $300/year (suburbia, I hear you say. yeah, that's right)
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7000 miles => $13993
Uber:
7000 miles => $14000
For comparison: My old BMW M Roadster (yr. 2000, ~100K miles on the clock):
depreciation: $1500/year
gas: $1470 for the 7K miles
maint: ~$2000/year (it's old)
tires: $1000/year (chews through one set of good, soft tires. I like fast corners)
tabs: $100/year
insurance: $600/year
parking: $300/year
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7000 miles => ~$7000
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I have to be driving less than 7000mi/year for Uber to make financial sense over my Model S P85+.
Let me repeat that: from purely economical perspective, if driving more than 7000 miles/year, Tesla Model S P85+ is cheaper than Uber.
Here are the numbers. Basic assumptions:
Tesla Model S P85+: Uber: For comparison: My old BMW M Roadster (yr. 2000, ~100K miles on the clock):