regardless of trim package
EVs cost much more than their gasser counterparts
The problem with that statement is "their gasser counterparts" is a really hard thing to define...
Look at the ubiquitous Tesla Model 3. They like to compare themselves to luxury sedans, such as the BMW 3-series or the Lexus ES.
The base Tesla Model 3 starts at $38K, and will do 0-60 in 5.3s. The base BMW 3-series starts at a little over $41K, and will do 0-60 in 5.6s. The base Lexus ES starts at 40K, and will do 0-60 in 6.6s.
Now, you may say that 0-60 performance isn't all that, and I completely agree. But one of the key metrics that people rave about with EVs is their instant torque and acceleration, so for a sporty luxury sedan, performance isn't something that doesn't matter at all.
If you then start looking at performance models, the Model 3 Performance starts at $55.5K and does 0-60 in 3.1s. The BMW M340i jumps to about $55K as well and does it in 4.4s, or you can go all the way up to the M3 Competition to get to about $73K and 3.8s. The Lexus ES F Sport is much less expensive, of course, not getting past $50K, but all of the performance gains are suspension, not acceleration.
If you max out the build options on that Model 3 Performance, including the Full Self Driving* package, you get to $68.5K. If you (pretty much) max out all the options on the M340i, you get to $65K.
So, when you look at the car that Tesla considers in its class**, it's actually fairly competitively priced.
* Full Self Driving not actually being full self driving; rather it's just advanced driver assistance.
** The argument against would be that Teslas are not as luxurious as a BMW... But Tesla fanbois will argue that with you until they run out of breath.
