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A YouTuber has shared how much he's spent on his six-year-old Tesla and the savings compared to a gas-powered vehicle are insane.
Tech guru and automobile fanatic Andy Slye bought a Tesla Model 3 for $54,000 in 2018.
Last month, he posted a video to YouTube that provided a cost-by-cost breakdown of how much he's spent on the electric car.
"Exactly six years ago I did something crazy and spent more money than I ever thought I would on a car," the video began.
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Since then, Slye has racked up an impressive 144,224 miles on the vehicle, slightly more than the average US citizen is expected to drive over a decade, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
The creator went on to speak about the 'optional expenses' he's totted up over the years.
First, he dropped a whopping $1,800 on Paint Protection Film (PFF) to wrap the front of his motor and spent a further $200 getting all four windows tinted.
Another $200 was used to buy accessories such as phone mounts and floor mats, while $500 was spent on a radar detector.
"I got one speeding ticket every year for the first three years of ownership so I ended up getting this radar detector and it’s been worth it because ever since I’ve gotten it I haven’t been pulled over," he explained.
Slye claims that over the six years he’s owned the Tesla, he’s spent around $3,200 on optional expenses, bringing the total amount spent on the car to $57,200.
On top of this, the car has undergone various out-of-warranty repairs, costing $2,040, and he's forked out $2,730 for two brand-new sets of tyres.
"Now let’s talk about one of the best things about owning a Tesla: the charging costs," he went on to say.
"I live in a State where electricity is super cheap. I’m literally just charging in my garage overnight when electricity is the cheapest."
Slye then revealed that overnight Tesla charging costs him roughly $0.08/kilowatt-hour and the car had consumed of 36,482 kWH of energy to power it over 144,000 miles.
A quick bit of math reveals that the YouTuber had spent a total of $2,772 charging his Model 3 at home over the past six years.
On top of this, he'd spent $583 on Superchargers while out and about and $900 on a NEMA 14-50 outlet to make charging from his garage a success.
"So, that brings my total charging costs to about $4,255," he stated.
He compared it to a gas car with similar specifications and claimed he’d saved a whopping $20,000 by driving his EV.
"I’m going to drive it until the wheels fall off," he concluded.
