Someone tracked every cent of Tesla Model 3 costs over 50,000 miles and their old Toyota still wins

Someone tracked every cent of EV activity for 50,000 miles worth of Tesla Model 3 and Chevy EUV Bolt activity, but an old combustion Toyota Corolla still came out on top.

When the electric car industry began whirring, the new tech had everyone second-guessing whether they could really overtake combustion performance.

A decade down the line, and we’re still none the wiser.

But one driver has now pulled out the ultimate Excel spreadsheet to determine just how the times have changed after years of gathering data.

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Many people have often compared electric cars and ICE vehicles of old, wondering whether paying the premium price of an EV means that you win in the long run.

Previous studies have found that the grass isn’t always green on the electric side, with 40 percent of people wanting to go back to their old engines.

That stance might have just reared its head again, but this time, with a wealth of data to back it up.

Reddit user ‘Erv’ took to the platform to share the performance between his two EVs after 50,000 miles – but both fell short of their ancient Toyota Corolla.

The two EVs in question were a 2023 Tesla Model 3 RWD and a 2022 Bolt EUV FWD, which had shared 50,000 miles under Erv’s ownership.

The Redditor revealed detailed stats and worked out how cheap the cars are to run.

He included kilowatt-hours, miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), oil changes, and even the political nuances and EV surcharges down to the exact dime.

Taking absolutely everything into account, the driver claimed that his Tesla Model 3 was the most efficient car of the bunch at 15 cents per mile.

That slightly pips the Corolla, with 16 cents per mile, to the post, and leaves the Bolt in the distance.

But that was before taking depreciation into account.

After a new calculation to bring the cars into the current day, the pendulum swung in favor of the Toyota Corolla, showing it to be much more efficient.

It’s not the first time that a Tesla has been usurped, either.

Particularly the Model 3, which has frequently failed to win over the most stubborn combustion engine fans.

No doubt that the EV manufacturing process will soon become much cheaper and the cars will pull out into the outside lane for an overtake, but for now, it seems to simply be comfort and personal preference that prevails.

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