Hello, I hope you're well.
Tesla is offering certain customers a $7,500 discount and 10,000 Supercharger credits if they take delivery of a Model 3 or Model Y by 12/31/2022. Check your text message;
here is an example.
Yesterday,
I posted about how the Model 3 RWD and Model Y will qualify for the full Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) $7,500 if you take delivery in January or February 2023 (of course, if Tesla runs promotions or drop prices in early 2023, there could be better savings then). This is better in several major ways:
- Lower sales tax because this is a discount, not a tax credit
- You get the discount immediately, instead of having to wait until 2024 when you file taxes for 2023
- You get 10,000 Supercharger credits, which is valued at between $500 and $900
- If you're financing, you don't have to pay interest on the $7,500
- (For some people) If you didn't qualify for the tax credit due to being over the income limit, you don't have to worry about that at all
- 12/29/2022 UPDATE: IRS published its list [irs.gov], and some vehicles will not qualify for the tax credit that starts in 2023; of note, Model Y 5-Seat does not qualify because it passes the $55,000 limit, whereas the Model Y 7-Seat does qualify because it is below the $80,000 limit.
- 01/04/2022 UPDATE: The 10,000 Supercharger miles (which is actually 4,000 kWH) have been added to the Tesla App. Check Settings > Loot Box.
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I hope this helps,
Tofu Vic
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I have no idea why very few people do this, but I have done this multiple times and it works great, of course you need to have some idea of what your federal tax liability is for the year.
(this whole liberal thing is a made up religion. They flip flop their constituents based on what's most profitable)
Lunatic conspiracy much?
All of a sudden everyone is a politically motivated anti-EV activist.
More like blowback against Musk, not EV's.
Checked again today and it's now $24k-27k ... Now in my math, I'm actually loosing money on this deal. Not saying it's a bad deal, but if you're Tesla and your just taking off the discount from the trade in, then you're not giving any discount
The only difference here is that tesla is taking out the full amount, instead of "prorating " it against the ratio of your "car's equity" to new car price. my guess is that they are simply expecting a further drop in used car values in short order - either because the overall market is going to drop, or specifically because their used car prices will be depressed further with even bigger discounts on new cars…
2023-24 recession will be good news for EVs and end of road for ICE vehicles.
So yeah if you want the best value for a sucky experience, Prius is the ticket.
And I "know where the charger is", it's in my garage. And if I'm on a roadtrip, the Tesla will literally drive itself to an appropriate charger. Taken roadtrips all over the US, never been a problem.
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So yeah if you want the best value for a sucky experience, Prius is the ticket.
And I "know where the charger is", it's in my garage. And if I'm on a roadtrip, the Tesla will literally drive itself to an appropriate charger. Taken roadtrips all over the US, never been a problem.
You are correct, a Tesla is much more expensive than a Prius. And if your budget is ~$20K and you don't mind the drawbacks, then you should definitely buy one. But let's not kid anyone and say they are comparable.
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If you're ordering a Model 3, you're not going to get any federal tax rebate for 2023 delivery, as the max price for a qualifying car is $55K. SUV (i.e. Model Y) is $80K.
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