"with Chief Executive Elon Musk touting that the electric car now carries the long-promised $35,000 price tag—when including discounts and gas savings."
How do gas savings reduce the price tag of an electric car?
Tesla's deceptive price advertising is infamous. I love the cars, but the company is shady as hell. No repairing your own car. Deceptive used car sales practice. Misleading autopilot function and naming. The list is huge but the fanboys are rabbid. Can we not sell a better car without usurping the rights of the owner? I think we can. But we need to stop allowing bad practices because of environmental promises.
If it costs $55,000 but you'll save $20,000 on gas over the lifetime of the car, you -could- say the effective price is $35,000.