It does not matter what the
It does not matter what the shopper is comparing. My reply is to what you are stating. You are stating it gets nowhere near $4300 in savings. You used the EPA site for your comparison. The EPA site very clearly states the comparison is to the average new vehicle. In addition, you did use the performance model Y (0-60 in 3.5 seconds) for comparison as is very clearly shown in the image. The EPA had not yet rated the LR AWD model Y until after you posted this story. Not that it even matters because the EPA site shows the same numbers. Tesla is stating the savings are against the average new vehicle. That is how it is calculated. You can't change the narrative of their statement to fit your story. If I were to say, "My product has 20% more cleaning power than product X" You can't say, "He's lying because it only has 10% more cleaning power than product Y!" You have to compare the item against what it was originally stated against. Not what you want it to be stated against. Tesla was not comparing the Y to the iPace or the plug in Rav4 Prime (which didn't even exist when Model Y was made). So your article should actually state or reflect that your comparison is intentionally ignoring the average new gas vehicle (which is where the numbers actually came from) instead of having a title and narrative that suggests Tesla is exaggerating. Atleast, if you are trying to show integrity as a journalist.