Tesla owners are typically white men earning six figures

“Six figures.”

Can we retire this phrase? A lot of these people are earning multi-hundred-thousand dollar salaries. And many of them live in expensive areas where $100k is not some magic number that means you’re rich.

It’s just such a cringey phrase. Not specific enough to be useful, and loaded with economic misconceptions.

This makes a lot of sense. Tesla is a slightly higher-end car, and it's not surprising that it attracts people from the engineering fields.

People who work in engineering/tech would be slightly more inclined to buy cutting-edge products.

Overall, not surprised.

Couple of points I noticed were missing:

1. No race-related data was reported regarding the Model 3.
2. No data at all from the Model Y.

These are their most affordable models, so I’m reading this article in terms of the Model X & Model S, and not every owner. The data did say that the Model 3 was predominantly male-owned, and I expected nothing less from a car marketed as a sports car.

A state that was once identified as “Camry California”, the Model Y exceeding Camry sales in the state is a big enough deal to include that data to qualify an article that describes all Tesla owners.

Yeah that’s not even a little surprising

This is true for me, I have an S.

I'll also never buy another tesla again but I'll drive this until the wheels fall off. It's 5 years old now.

If I were rich I would like an EV based on the fact that I hate gasoline.

But I dont trust my road safety on a billionaire crybaby who gets triggered by the word "cisgender"

Would you drive a car from the guy who can't even handle a website?

I bet most new car owners are in the same demographic. New cars are expensive as shit these days.

I for one am shocked.

The only Tesla owner I know is a Musk-loving, ancap, STEM-bro who probably makes around $160k.

As an engineer, I often find being surrounded by engineers to be exhausting lol

Teslas are now the more expensive finance bro Patagonia vests, but on the road I’m seeing more polestars and other Ev’s.

In DFW its mostly indians and asians that drive teslas, especially in Plano and Frisco. Its completely replaced the fully loaded honda accord and toyota camry as THE car to get.

Sounds about right

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

I'm a white man who falls into that category, I'd never own a Tesla, they're too fucking expensive. Maybe I'll get an EV some day, but it won't be a Tesla. For now, I'll stick to my 6 year old car that still runs well and didn't cost me a second mortgage.

I thought Tesla's were for poor kids who live in trailer parks

Tesla's are Thermomix for tech bros.

As a white man, making six figures with a stem job is love to have a Tesla. My 200 year house and it’s wiring disagree however. 😔

IMHO Tesla is too unreliable. There are enough EVs available that are more reliable (and cheaper).

I always wanted a Tesla. I'm now in a position I could buy one comfortably, but now I have a spine and won't.

In years past, I toyed with the idea of getting a Tesla, but they were always too pricy for me. As I'm approaching 10 years on my current vehicle and have a 50+ mile one-way commute for the first time in 15 years (one day a week, but still...), I'm wondering if replacement will be sooner or later. I'd like to go EV or at least hybrid, but I know that it won't be a Tesla in any event.

I did have a coworker several years ago who imported a Honda Fit EV from California. He was not exactly happy in the winter when he had to trade heat for distance. I imagine things are better with newer models.

As a white male renter with a household income of $37,000 I don't own a Tesla. So that checks out.

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

The best deal is to lease the jeep wrangler 4xe plug in, they pass the 7500 onto the buyer and by lease end the battery is weakened so give the car back instead of paying 5k to replace the battery plus by lease end new battery tech will be here

My wife got a Tesla and has a nice figure. As far as I can tell, she doesn't have 6 figures.

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

This is why BEVs are fundamentally just a fad. It is a toy for rich white men and little else. It is fundamentally too expensive for normal people. There not even the most important car in the household, and is usually just the second car.

The same demographic as MAGA supporters.