STOP ASSUMING GENDER SHITLORD <| sep |> 2 x no sources linked , signaling you don ' t care about the topic andor you cannot be taken seriously can ' t brag about it , or show off how humble you are There are certainly those kind of people who just want to show off , like you downvoting every single comment I make to make it appear that you are right , but most of people buying electric cars do use less energy , etc etc . Buying an electric car makes you use less energy in the first place . And you also can buy a Tesla because of the acceleration , low upkeep cost , national pride , tech love or whatever . It tops many lists , not just the emission one . The car is $ 70 , 000 base . There are electric cars for like $ 2030 k , and also there is a market for $ 100 k cars . If you eventually have the money why would it be bad to buy a car that costs more ? that sells very expensive toys to dumb rich It can be a toy , and dumb people can buy it . But 99 % it ' s not a toy and 99 % the customer is not dumb . frugality , not buying a bunch of new shit First , frugality saves you money which can enable you buying an electric car which , again can save you both energy and money Second , a car is 1 stuff , not a bunch , don ' t see any logic in your statement Third , many companies aim to introduce driverless taxi services withing some years , meaning less and less vehicles needed for the same job , and it will be frugal for the customer