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Originally Posted by Rootus
Sounds like you've done a lot of research. What's the financial aspect look like? I assume it'll never really pay for itself, so the question would be how much do you have to pay to have the coolest toy on the block?
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It'll never pay off in a strict financial sense compared to its gas equivalents, but in another sense it has no equivalents since the Tesla Model X remains vaporware at the moment. With the $7500 Federal tax credit, Washington State sales and use tax exemption (9.1% in Seattle iirc), and cheap per mile costs on the order of 2 cents it'll probably be more akin to a $35 or $40k gas SUV in overall costs.
My wife and I are ok with that level of outlay, and, most importantly, we are both psyched about the prospect. We will hang onto her Prius + my Zipcar membership for long trips, and only time will tell how much we rely on them as a crutch. I do know that when I didn't have a car of my own in 2008-2009 I used Zipcar for all of 22 hours in total over a 15 month period.