See, that kind of comparison is the problem, and one that continues to be made about Tesla's, (and EV's in general). totally reliable and well-featured cars that costed low $$$ have always been around, and always will be. If one was to go for ownership cost comparisons with those types of cars, to any other vehicle, including other, more expensive ICE vehicles, they win, period. But, it isn't fair to compare those types of vehicles to luxury vehicles, premium cars, sports cars, EV's, PHEV's, or even hybrids, because those have features that are not present in those low cost, reliable cars.
Electric propulsion is a feature (and a big one). Trying to compare two cars that are similar in aspects like four-doors, unibody SUV style, five passengers, a tall ride height, and then saying one is so much cheaper because it has a different propulsion is not comparing apples to apples.
So is electric propulsion, and everything that comes with it, good and bad, worth the $20,000 cost? To everyone who owns an electric car, (and still owns it), it is. For those that don't well, it isn't.