Costs per kilometer and month

Because being pricier than my previous car, the Model S is be more expensive per month (it’s a lease car).

Apart from the bigger consumer price, there are only reasons for being cheaper than the R36: no road tax (because of being a 100% EV), less mechanical maintenance among others. It doesn’t work like that however. Lease companies are banks and insurers. They calculate costs based on risk and interest. These calculations are based on previous experience, common sense and statistics. As this car has no history, especially not with regards to the market value at the end of the four year lease period, the risk associated with the market value prognosis starts blinking red.

As the fuel for running it is a lot less expensive, these cars meet each other at 3000km per month. Currently I’m doing 2750km, so the Model S is still a bit more expensive.

News flash: I did exactly 3000km in January 2014!