EV

Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 is a ev with a starting purchase price of $42,500 and an EPA combined rating of 132 MPG. Below is our 0–200,000 mile lifecycle TCO analysis displaying marginal depreciation, maintenance trajectories, and the optimal buy/sell ownership window.

Optimal Buy/Sell Analysis
Marginal cost of each additional 10k miles: shrinking depreciation plus rising maintenance traces the U-curve. The shaded Optimal Ownership Window marks the statistically optimal buy/sell mileage window, net of transaction friction.

If you buy at 0k mi and sell at 120k mi, your true cost is $5,989.40 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Tesla Model 3

Sticker Price: $42,500

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$5,989.40

Asset Costs

$3,369.18

Depreciation
$1,764.17
Maintenance
$1,529.75
Exit friction
$75.27

Running Costs

$2,620.22

Financing
$466.82
Opportunity Cost
$320.06
Fuel
$333.33
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$960.46
Total interest paid$5,601.87
Amount financed$40,500