People are will to pay the price with the uncertainty of gasoline prices skyrocketing since the past 2 years and more increases coming. I’ve not found anything remotely acceptable to my refreshed 22 MYP. Not many sect choices of other EV either. I paid about $73k for MYP, after 1900 miles and operating cost under $5 in electricity. How can I compare or complain vs ice vehicle.
We have both a 2020 Model Y that we've had for over two years and an all-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge that we've had for over a year. The Volvo is, hands-down, muuuuuuch easier to drive and much more comfortable in almost every respect.
We almost never drive the Model Y anymore except for really long trips if we think there's a chance there won't be any fast Volvo-compatible chargers along the route (less and less the case, by the way).
I would *never* buy the Model Y again, and certainly not at today's prices, without any radar, ultrasound (LOL), passenger side electric seat adjustments (LOLOL), etc...lol.
For $55K or so, you can get crossover all-electric SUVs that are equal to or superior to the Model Y, which now costs, as you point out, about $70K for the LR variant.
The lower-drag, Volvo C40 (vice XC40) all-electric is approaching Model Y LR range, as are others, such as the single motor variants of the Kia EV6 and the Polestar 2. And the build quality is faaar superior on all of these other makes and models. Two years later, and people are still reporting comical assembly errors and misfitting parts in the Model Y. It's a joke, honestly.