Originally Posted by VRPdommy

I don't know how you can make that equation.
I have 7 plants of more than 20 units converting to gas. Will take 12-15 years from now to complete. You can't convert these so they tear some down and build anew.
Despite the political blames that have went around, I have known this was about to happen for 8 years.
It's just cheaper.

The power folks got caught with their pants down on this issue as they got de-regulation written exactly as they wanted it and it turns out, they didn't see this coming.
Go figure. They certainly will not take the blame to the shareholders, so they blamed it on Obama. ...LOL...

Tesla never claimed to be cost efficient. They are a performance car. Priced accordingly.
I charge them from a solar array. Pretty cheap for me.