That's a fair enough argument, but the fuel expense figures Tesla uses are far too generous. This is the kind of disingenuous marketing that turns people off. If I go to their True Cost of Ownership page right now, the "Electricity vs Gasoline" section defaults to a savings of $261/month.
According to Mint, I spend $116.75/month (average) on gasoline. The little graph shows the national average is somewhere between $165 and $220. The graph is small, but the bar is about halfway between. Being generous, that'd put the national average at around $200/month on gas. So Tesla is giving themselves a benefit of around $60 above the national average.
It seems like a minor point, but "fudging the numbers" doesn't seem consistent with the character that Tesla is trying to build for itself.
According to Mint, I spend $116.75/month (average) on gasoline. The little graph shows the national average is somewhere between $165 and $220. The graph is small, but the bar is about halfway between. Being generous, that'd put the national average at around $200/month on gas. So Tesla is giving themselves a benefit of around $60 above the national average.
It seems like a minor point, but "fudging the numbers" doesn't seem consistent with the character that Tesla is trying to build for itself.