EV

Tesla Model Y

The Tesla Model Y is a ev with a starting purchase price of $45,000 and an EPA combined rating of 122 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 110k mi and sell at 200k mi, your true cost is $6,484.63 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Tesla Model Y

Sticker Price: $45,000

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$6,484.63

Asset Costs

$3,572.68

Depreciation
$900.56
Maintenance
$2,562.44
Exit friction
$109.68

Running Costs

$2,911.96

Financing
$660.85
Opportunity Cost
$390.45
Fuel
$360.66
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$1,019.74
Total interest paid$5,947.66
Amount financed$43,000