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428 economics of EVs: Tesla M3 265,000km - the end!

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Dev Raga continues his tradition of comparing his Tesla Model 3 SR+ which he purchased in 2019 with his previous Diesel. In this episode we focus on the economics of EVs, and whether it makes sense to purchase in EVs in the:


👉🏾 current climate of high costs of living

👉🏿 petrol/diesel prices

👉🏻 servicing costs

👉 all the features EV's offer

👉🏼 the annoying bits of Model 3


And by the time this episode has aired, Dev has traded it in for a new Model 3 2024 model.


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