Tesla....toys for the rich...subsidized by people who can’t afford them.
Not because I believe in man made global warming, and certainly not because I believe in electric cars as the solution to oil consumption. Not in the least.
To me it's the coolness factor, combined with I simply cannot find what I'd consider to be an "acceptable" vehicle within the same price range as a Tesla Model 3.
I don't like the BMW's, Mercedes Benz or Audi's that are at the same price point. They lack the features, technology and IMO craftsmanship of the Tesla, IMO. I like what Elon Musk is doing, I'm a technology innovation geek and simply stated, I just like the vehicle over anything else in that price range.
It fits my limited driving range needs, is comfortable, is in my price range and I can afford it, so why not?
BTW, the folks who are "subsidizing" the vehicle are those who purchased the Model S and taxpayers like ME who've been paying into the Federal Behemoth for 30+ years and never gotten a single dime of my tax money back.
If you want to complain about the tax credit I get for buying it, go right ahead. That's MY MONEY and I want it back.