A bit late to the game, and see you have moved on, but the $49k price, is that a new car? A Performance S is $99,990 purchase price (without any options), then there is the $1850 fed tax credit (not 7500, that is gone), then some states have another $2500ish in tax credits, and some power utilities help with installing a charger.
I assume your talking about a new car, as you talk about "with incentives" as there wont be any incentives on used car (that I know of).
I drive a
Ford Fusion Energi, which provides only 18-25 miles of electric range. With my 3ish mile commute each way its fantastic. I go 6-8 weeks between getting gas. After 6 years and 55k miles and 60mpg ave, I firmly believe that every family should have 1 EV in their garage. Now if its an only car, I am a lot more hesitant due to range on longer trips, and things like last weekends hours long lines to get to use a charger. But if you have an SUV for touring the country, there is no reason an electric isn't the best option for around town. I also am one that has a separate "Fun" car, as I never expect only 1 car to fill all of my needs. Everything is a compromise, and trying to shoe horn a car into a do everything pigeon hole isn't realistic. Thats why I don't get why people talk about driving excitement in a car that they sit in traffic, or putt bumper to bumper down the freeway in, whats the point? I find those people the type that dont ever actually take their car to the track and race.
I just joined the FiST family last month after selling my heavily modified C4 Corvette. After winning my regions CAM class for autocross, I was looking to move to something that could be competitive on a national level. A Model 3 Performance won BS this year, the first electric to win a national championship. My wife and I went and test drove a basic 3 RWD. The sales lady showed us all the ins and outs of the car, and from that alone, my wife was stunned how amazing the car is. We went for a short test drive, and this lowliest slowest RWD model was STUNNINGLY fast. This is coming from a 450hp Corvette, the 3 felt faster 0-40. The only reason I didn't get one, I would have needed the dual motor version, which is 50k (and only 1850 fed/2500 state credits available).
If your goal is long road trips with the car, yes dont get the Tesla or any all electrics, but in the right circumstances, a Tesla/Leaf/Bolt/Mach-E make a ton of sense.