Can You Afford a TESLA in Singapore? (Upfront & Monthly Cost of 2021 Tesla Model 3 SR+)

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Daren Yoong

Күн бұрын

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@chuahchongxian733 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for having me Daren! It was a fun experience!

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Was insightful hearing from your experience, Nik! I believe this will be helpful for many Tesla owners in Singapore.

@dr-k1667 Жыл бұрын

I would love it if the Singaporean Govt. would at least level the playing field when it comes to the COE for ICE vs EV. Why should those wanting better pay more? If Singapore wants to be greener faster then they should put support behind the better technology and make those who can afford ANY CAR make the wiser decision to buy an EV (notice I said an EV not a Tesla). T he monthly costs are very minimal and the difference in saving to recharge over refueling is a savings that over time will also improve and can go into something else for those who make the switch. Great video again Daren thanks for uploading and finding great guests!

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Agree, D R-K!

@donjr3270 Жыл бұрын

Hi Daren, fun to watch video! Just out of curiosity, do you ever trade your TSLA, or do you HODL long?

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Thanks Don! Holding only.

@javianjohnson8746 Жыл бұрын

Good breakdown video here. Thank you for this

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Thanks Javian!

@HypertronicTeddy Жыл бұрын

why cant charging providers provide a seamless charging experience compared to Tesla? wonder what are their challenges

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Good question! In my experience, SP runs a very reliable public charging network in Singapore.

@shawntan3070 Жыл бұрын

Hey Darren, good video as usual! But I do have a question for you.. If the EV adoption rate were increase maybe up to 50% or more, will charging still be as available as it is right now to EV owners? Especially in HDBs where the chargers to be built are mostly AC and realistically how many chargers are even going to be in MSCP be it of HDBs and offices? I foresee that charging would be the biggest problem EV owners will face in the next 10 years. Would love to hear your thoughts.

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Hey Shawn. Norway and Shanghai would be good examples of 90% and 50% EV adoption. In those places, most buildings have a lot of AC/DC charging (homes, restaurants, malls, offices). In addition, some owners like Nik are using Tesla Superchargers for most of their charging. Tesla Supercharger and Destination Charging networks are one of the fastest growing and most reliable public charging networks on the world. I’ll be visit Shanghai in October to see what the future looks like, and hope to visit Norway again soon (had our honeymoon there many years ago). If you get a chance to visit other cities with higher EV adoption, will be good for you to speak with other EV owners firsthand.

@shawntan3070 Жыл бұрын

@DarenYoong Hey Darren, thanks for the reply! How much Superchargers can tesla or other manufacturers realistically built? There are currently over 180 petrol stations in Singapore and say if all PS were to be converted into fast chargering stations with 6 stations per station and maybe 15 mins per car for charging, I believe we may face some sort of constraints for charging. Yes, malls and offices are starting to implement charging stations for employees or shoppers but it is rather impossible for them to convert 30% or more parking slots to charging slots which would then make parking quite scarce for people that are not charging. Love to hear your thoughts once again!

@vasil7410 10 ай бұрын

Having lived in Singapore for two years for work as a reasonably well paid professional, I couldn't get my head around the cost of owning a car in Singapore. Like most things though, if you lived in Singapore all of your life, I guess you'd just accept it.

@shawnchua6631 Жыл бұрын

Did I miss the part on the monthly loan repayment for the $160k loan? Has to be north of 2k pm for 7years?

@ew9373 Жыл бұрын

Darren, Check out the Sony and Honda EV car prototype. Seems cool, too.

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

Another 3 years away! A lot of changes can happen between prototype and final production vehicle. electrek.co/2023/01/04/sony-will-build-and-sell-their-electric-car-afeela-in-2026/

@ew9373 Жыл бұрын

@@DarenYoong 我同意。

@gekpyng Жыл бұрын

I do not understand what is the reason behind charging more road tax for EV car than ICE car in Singapore. I thought the SG government is encouraging going Green .

@DarenYoong Жыл бұрын

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@tianzhao5120 4 ай бұрын

Did we mention about road tax?

@malcolmang9867 Жыл бұрын

Singapore should promote EV for greener country. Just my thought.

@Bieffe 8 ай бұрын

$100/mth and mileage is 70km/day? Petrol is $250/mth 55km/day....but Rd tax is $750+ for petrol and $2500+ for EV. Then is works out to be the same isn't it? Not to mention no need schedule in charging. Just drive in and out 10min done.