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2023 Tesla Model Y + $7,500 Federal Tax Credit

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$52,990

$52,990

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Tesla has dropped the base price of the Tesla Model Y from $65,990 down to $52,990. This price reduction means the Model Y now qualifies for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit (details here).

Thanks to Community Member MurraytheDemonSkull for finding this deal.

Additionally, the base prices of all Tesla vehicles have been reduced. The base Model 3 is now $43,990, which is $3,000 lower than before. The Model 3 Performance is now $53,990, which is $9,000 lower than before, and now qualifies for the tax credit.

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  • This is $13,000 lower (19% savings) than the previous base price.
  • Factoring in the tax credit, the price of the Model Y today is $20,000 less than one purchased in December 2022.
  • To qualify for the federal tax credit, one must not exceed the following adjusted gross income limits:
    • $300,000 for married couples filing jointly
    • $225,000 for heads of households
    • $150,000 for all other filers
  • The tax credit is not refundable, which means one must have federal tax due to take advantage of it. If the tax due is less than the credit amount, one can only claim the credit up to the amount of the tax due.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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Tesla has dropped the base price of the Tesla Model Y from $65,990 down to $52,990. This price reduction means the Model Y now qualifies for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit (details here).

Thanks to Community Member MurraytheDemonSkull for finding this deal.

Additionally, the base prices of all Tesla vehicles have been reduced. The base Model 3 is now $43,990, which is $3,000 lower than before. The Model 3 Performance is now $53,990, which is $9,000 lower than before, and now qualifies for the tax credit.

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • This is $13,000 lower (19% savings) than the previous base price.
  • Factoring in the tax credit, the price of the Model Y today is $20,000 less than one purchased in December 2022.
  • To qualify for the federal tax credit, one must not exceed the following adjusted gross income limits:
    • $300,000 for married couples filing jointly
    • $225,000 for heads of households
    • $150,000 for all other filers
  • The tax credit is not refundable, which means one must have federal tax due to take advantage of it. If the tax due is less than the credit amount, one can only claim the credit up to the amount of the tax due.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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TofuVic
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If anyone is interested in hard numbers to figure out how much less expensive it is now compared to Tesla's best deal of 2022 - $7,500 discount with 10,000 free Supercharger miles - I bought a Tesla Model Y Long Range 7-Seater with white interior in late December 2022.

Excluding taxes and fees, I paid $63,940. It's now $59,630, which is $4,310 less, and it is eligible for the $7,500 tax credit. That means if I didn't buy it in December and bought it today, I would have saved $11,810 + sales tax, so a bit over $12,000 in savings I missed. (I got 10,000 Supercharger miles, which is worth somewhere between $500 and $1,000.) With taxes and fees, I paid $71,578.55 in total.

For those who do order, I recommend this Tesla Prep guide [glideapp.io] to check for build quality issues on delivery day.

I hope this helps,
Tofu Vic
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Tesla plans to add a new radar product to its vehicles in mid-January, according to documents posted with the Federal Communications Commission.

The disclosure, which was first reported by Electrek, comes as the company faces scrutiny over the safety and capabilities of its standard advanced driver assistance system known as Autopilot and the $15,000 optional upgraded product branded as "Full Self-Driving." Tesla FSD beta software offers some automated driving features but is not a self-driving system.

The luxury EV-maker has long claimed it could reach full autonomy through a "vision only" approach that shuns other sensors like lidar and radar in favor of cameras and a deep neural network that quickly processes a vehicle's surroundings and responds in real time. Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously promised to "solve" full self-driving by the end of this year (he's also promised Tesla would get there every year for roughly nine years now). He has recently admitted the problem will take longer to solve.

And perhaps, as every other autonomous vehicle technologist says, it's not actually achievable yet through cameras alone.

The company began removing radar from its vehicles last May. In October, Tesla removed its 12 ultrasonic sensors from Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for North America, Europe, the Middle East and Taiwan. Ultrasonic sensors measure distance via ultrasonic waves and are used as proximity sensors to support anti-collision safety systems, particularly in parking use cases.

Now it appears radar is back. It's not yet clear which models will get the new radar. The type of radar Tesla intends to market next year is of a frequency that's allocated by the FCC for ADAS use cases, according to Ram Machness, chief business officer at Arbe Robotics, which produces ultra-high-resolution 4D imaging radar.

Tesla had originally filed with the FCC to use the new radar — which is described in filings as "76-77 GHz Automotive Radar" — in its vehicles back in June.

"From the frequency of operation (76-77GHz) as well as the mechanical design of the sensor from Tesla's FCC filing, it appears that this radar would be utilized in ADAS applications," Steven Hong, VP and general manager of radar technology at semiconductor company Ambarella, told TechCrunch.

He noted that while the performance of this "edge" radar sensor will be limited, it's a positive development that Tesla is looking to add radar to its perception stack for safety-critical, robust performance.

Earlier this year, the FCC had granted a confidential treatment to Tesla in order to keep the details of the new radar under wraps. Late last month, Tesla applied to extend that confidentiality treatment another 60 days from its date of expiration, which is December 7.

i hope this answers your question
AkumaX
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edit: ACTUAL LINK TO DEAL https://www.tesla.com/modely/design (SD's link goes to existing inventory page)
Wayback Machine if anyone wants to do some research: https://web.archive.org/web/20220...ely/design

I'll throw out some notable 'milestones' , focusing only on the Model Y LR base model:

* Feb 2021 - $49,000 - Roughly the lowest price for the Y LR (not including the SR @ $42k)
From this point forward, Tesla started increasing the price about $1-2 every month or so, until it peaked out at $66,000. Ex:
* May 2021 - $51,000
* July 2021 - $53,000, etc...
* Feb 2022 - $59,000, etc...
* July 2022 - $66,000 <-- peak
* Dec 1 2022 - $66,000 (-$3750 credit/refund)
* Dec 15 2022 - $66,000 (-$7500 credit/refund)
* Jan 1 2023 - $66,000 back to peak (-$7500 fed tax credit only on 7-seater)
* Jan 13 2023 - $53,000 (-$7500 fed tax credit on base model + 7-seater but not performance)
* Jan 23 2023 - $53,500 (-$7500 fed tax credit on base model + 7-seater but not performance)
* Feb 4 2023 - $55,000 (-$7500 fed tax credit on all models)

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Jan 15, 2023 04:04 PM
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MeCheapJan 15, 2023 04:04 PM
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Edited.
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Jan 15, 2023 04:05 PM
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PgaJan 15, 2023 04:05 PM
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Quote from rrc06 :
123,576
i find that number suspect but that's hardly high mileage by todays vehicle standards. 20 years ago maybe.
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AlexK6706Jan 15, 2023 04:06 PM
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Quote from twoweeled :
You ordered a Ford Maverick Hybrid for $25,000? Sounds like you ordered a bare bones truck? I'm positive, you have never driven a Tesla. I have been in the Maverick and there is no comparison. And you are comparing hybrid to all electric. Different pricing for sure.
Every person who doesn't drive a tesla is not enlightened hater.
Jan 15, 2023 04:06 PM
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cannon007Jan 15, 2023 04:06 PM
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Quote from MeCheap :
Picking up model Y today from Tesla, any tips here?
put on something sexy
Jan 15, 2023 04:06 PM
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davedogxJan 15, 2023 04:06 PM
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Anything special needs to be done when/before purchasing for the tax credit? like making sure Tesla registers your TAX ID, SSN, etc

Id really hate to mess up this tax credit
Jan 15, 2023 04:08 PM
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AlexK6706Jan 15, 2023 04:08 PM
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Quote from SharpArm7549 :
Uh, yes? It's a fact, not up for debate. The numbers are publicly available. It's no secret.

They have 2 new HUGE factories that are rapidly ramping up production, so they cut prices (which they had greatly raised over the past year and a half, remember) to ensure that increasing production continues to be their only concern for the foreseeable future.

Even with the price cuts, their margins will remain far higher than their biggest competitors and likely higher than ANY competitor.
Does tesla offer subscription for unlimited cocaine too?
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bigemu1Jan 15, 2023 04:08 PM
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Quote from sellyourstuff808 :
This is a tax credit, not a tax deduction.

Deductions come off of your total income, to give you a lower adjusted gross income (IE: you made 100K, but $7,500 deduction makes it an AGI of $92,500).

A tax credit works directly to your tax obligation. IE, you were expecting $3000 back, now you're getting $10,500 back.
This is not a good way of explaining it. If you were expecting to get $3,000 back because you paid $5,000, and owed $2,000, you would not get $10,500. You would get the $5,000 you paid, plus the $2,000 you owed ($2,000 of the $7,500 credit will be used), for a total of $7,000. It all just comes down to what you owe, not what you "expect to get back."

Quote from lancerjin :
You need to have a tax liabilities of $7,500 or more to claim the full $7,500 benefit. The payroll withholding is just how much you "pre-paid" your tax liabilities based on your estimate.

If your estimated tax liabilities for 2023 is $3,000 and your payroll withholding is $10,000, you will get "your" $10,000 payroll withholding plus $3,000 from $7,500 EV rebate.
This is a much better example.

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strife7Jan 15, 2023 04:09 PM
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Quote from vndragonslayer :
eat the $250 loss and reorder... buying a 55k car.. 250 is chump change
Go to a Tesla dealership. Talk to a rep and they'll let you switch. They did for me. They only allow this one time.
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SharpArm7549Jan 15, 2023 04:10 PM
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Quote from ikonoklast :
Video games in BETA are typically free. FSD Beta is not. Do you see the issue here? Seems like you don't understand what BETA means.

FULL SELF DRIVING means FULL.SELF.DRIVING. Anything short of that, whether BETA or not, is false advertising. Doubly so when you are charging customers, optionally or not, $15k right now, at the moment, presently, etc.

By the way, I think Teslas are the benchmark for EVs. 5 years since the release of the Model 3, and no other company has yet surpassed it imo. No hate on Tesla cars. Only hate on Tesla's false advertising.
It really sounds like you either don't understand what "Beta" means or you don't understand the definition of false advertising.

I agree completely that it's not worth $15k (or even $5k) in its current Beta form. That's why I'm not getting it, and I don't recommend it to anyone. It is not, however, false advertising.
Jan 15, 2023 04:11 PM
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TheKingofDealsJan 15, 2023 04:11 PM
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Quote from MeCheap :
Picking up model Y today from Tesla, any tips here?
Searching is your friend: https://www.youtube.com/results?s...nspection+
Jan 15, 2023 04:12 PM
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twoweeledJan 15, 2023 04:12 PM
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Quote from AlexK6706 :
Every person who doesn't drive a tesla is not enlightened hater.
Not everyone wears brown shoes. I don't get your point.
Jan 15, 2023 04:17 PM
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TheKingofDealsJan 15, 2023 04:17 PM
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Quote from sussig :
my cpa told me to use figure from line 16 to offset ev tax credit. thus you have to have over 7500 off line 16 to get full ev credit. if you own anything on line 17, then you can use total figure off line 18
Is this because your self employed ? SEP would not apply to those not self employed

16 Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and qualified plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 Self-employed health insurance deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 Penalty on early withdrawal of savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

dohmahmigh is correct for most people no self employed

Quote from RowlandC :
People with tax questions. Look at your 2021 1040 tax form. If line 24 is at least $7500 and your 2023 income is the same or above 2021 you'll maximize the $7500 ev credit. Simple as that.
This is one of the best post on this growing thread where everyone is asking if they need to have a tax refund. You have to have a tax liability of at least $7500 to get the full $7500
I had the same confusion and found this article
[url]https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-i-purchase-an-electric-vehicle-with-the-7500-tax-credit-how-do-i-ensure-that-i-will-owe-enough-at/00/772844[
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Jan 15, 2023 04:18 PM
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DC13Jan 15, 2023 04:18 PM
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Quote from MeCheap :
Picking up model Y today from Tesla, any tips here?
Do not accept until you've inspected everything about the car (bad paint, misaligned panels, matching tires, missing trim pieces). They have the worst service experience if you need to bring the car in: no Uber credits, no loaner car, weeks out appointment). If anything is wrong that's major you're walking home after dropping off your car and not seeing it for a week to a month.
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ikonoklastJan 15, 2023 04:18 PM
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Quote from SharpArm7549 :
It really sounds like you either don't understand what "Beta" means or you don't understand the definition of false advertising.

I agree completely that it's not worth $15k (or even $5k) in its current Beta form. That's why I'm not getting it, and I don't recommend it to anyone. It is not, however, false advertising.
So what does "Beta" mean? People think Tesla is a software/tech company so that's why I threw out the software "Beta" analogy.

My understanding of "Beta" is a product/software that is close to production but still has kinks or bugs that need to be figured out through quality assurance.

Are we on the same page?

Tesla is CURRENTLY charging customers $15k for a "Beta" product that is nowhere near production ready while naming it FULL SELF DRIVING. I think that is false advertising.

Do we need to define false advertising as well? Do we need to define what FULL, SELF, and DRIVING as well?

It's marketing wank.
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Jan 15, 2023 04:22 PM
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DC13Jan 15, 2023 04:22 PM
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I called this price drop the second the 7500 credit was offered in December. They will drop prices again. Huge huge mistake to buy now. Understand that people who want a Tesla has already overextended themselves to buy one. People who upgrade yearly will no longer want to take a hit or minus 20k in value. I'd bet in March Tesla will be selling these Model Y for 45k because they don't have a dealership network and have to hold inventory themselves. By then their lots will be so full they'll be willing to take a loss on each car sold just to meet "delivery numbers". The market would've rewarded this behavior just 2 years ago but they will get creamed for this in high interest rate environment.

Buying the stock or the car is one of the worst financial decision you can make at this moment.
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