Whatever the economies for building Teslas, they will always be expensive to own. We were promised $35,000 to $40,000 per vehicle for Teslas about 8-10 years ago, and those vehicles ended up costing around $70,000-$75,000. So no, won’t believe a $$25,000 or $30,000 Tesla until it hits the market at those prices. I believe the promise last week was for $25,000 but now, it’s $30,000. I have no doubt that that price will jump to $50,000 or more by the time it hits the market.
Have you priced offerings from other makers, for example GM and Ford? $100,000 for EV offerings from them. GM and Ford EV's will always be expensively using similar logic.
Yes, there's a lot of hype about Tesla. No different than the bs hype from Mary Barra at GM. Lots of promises from GM, no delivery. Just expensive Hummers and Lyriqs, if you can find one. The difference is that Tesla can deliver on the hype for a $25,000 EV in the next few years, and still make a profit. I do think EVs are too expensive, but don't single out Tesla on that. They're all expensive at this time. People with lots of spare money are the buyers.