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2023 Tesla Model 3 w/ 3 Months Supercharging + $7500 Federal Tax Credit

(For Qualifying Buyers)

from $37830

$40,240

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Tesla is offering its 2023 Tesla Model 3 starting from $37830. This model now qualifies for the $7500 Federal Tax Credit (more information here and here).

Thanks to community member krispytreat007 for sharing this deal.

Note, price and availability will vary by location and may be limited. Additional fees may apply.

Additionally, this includes 3 months free unlimited Supercharging if ordered and delivered between June 14 and June 30, 2023.

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  • To qualify for the federal tax credit, one must not exceed the following adjusted gross income limits:
    • $300000 for married couples filing jointly
    • $225000 for heads of households
    • $150000 for all other filers
  • The credit is nonrefundable, so you can't get back more on the credit than you owe in taxes. You can't apply any excess credit to future tax years.
  • See the forum thread for deal discussion.
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Tesla is offering its 2023 Tesla Model 3 starting from $37830. This model now qualifies for the $7500 Federal Tax Credit (more information here and here).

Thanks to community member krispytreat007 for sharing this deal.

Note, price and availability will vary by location and may be limited. Additional fees may apply.

Additionally, this includes 3 months free unlimited Supercharging if ordered and delivered between June 14 and June 30, 2023.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • To qualify for the federal tax credit, one must not exceed the following adjusted gross income limits:
    • $300000 for married couples filing jointly
    • $225000 for heads of households
    • $150000 for all other filers
  • The credit is nonrefundable, so you can't get back more on the credit than you owe in taxes. You can't apply any excess credit to future tax years.
  • See the forum thread for deal discussion.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Eagles89
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You forgot to mention the $1390 destination fee, $425 for wall connector, $230 for mobile charger, $250 non-refundable order fee.
scn312
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Tesla Model 3 RWD starts at $40,240 but is now eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit (income limits apply). Previously, it was only eligible for $3,750. This makes the starting price $32,740 after tax credit.

https://www.tesla.com/model3/design

Deal is even sweeter if you live in a state with additional credits:

VT: $26,320
MA: $26,830
PA: $27,330
RI: $27,820
DE: $27,820
NY: $28,320
CA: $28,330
CO: $28,330
CT: $29,030
ME: $29,320

Full tax credit details below, but the following income limits apply:

$300,000 for married couples filing jointly
$225,000 for heads of households
$150,000 for all other filers

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deduc...3-or-after
Knightshade
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NO IT DOES NOT.

Withholding is totally irrelevant to qualifying for the credit.

If you're unclear on this go read a 1040.

The part where you compute tax liability is lines 16 through 24.

THAT is where the $7500 EV credit comes off.

Your withholdings aren't even looked at until after that on line 25+







This is also not correct.

The Child Tax Credit is worth a maximum of $2,000 per qualifying child. Up to $1,600 is refundable for the 2023 tax year.

Refundable credits are computed AFTER non-refundable ones-- so the CTC is only "worth" $400 off your tax burden for these purposes- the $1600 left is refundable.

Thus if you had say $7900 in tax burden and one CTC and one EV credit, your tax burden would go to $0 and you'd get a full refund of the $1600 refundable part of the CTC


Source:
https://www.nerdwallet.com/articl...tax-credit

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Knightshade
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Quote from FishKilla :
Sounds like you need to take that up with the people posting it, not me.

Not really, since unlike you they didn't misrepresent what the link actually said, nor claim other people said things they never did.

If you don't want to be called out for arguing dishonestly you should probably stop doing that.
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dg0129
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Quote from Eagles89 :
You forgot to mention the $1390 destination fee, $425 for wall connector, $230 for mobile charger, $250 non-refundable order fee.
I was under the impression from what I've read that the order fee whole non refundable does come off the price of the car? I agree though it is confusing and I'm not even certain this is correct, but saw it on Reddit.
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dg0129
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Quote from slickfatty :
Previous dual motor model 3 owner here. I swore I wouldn't buy another, but at this price it got me intrigued. Took a base RWD on a test drive, all 15 minutes of it is what they'll allow :\ 176Wh/mile (or 5.68 miles/kWh) over the ~10 mile drive, 50MPH and under. Not bad, but can't quite match the 8MPK I got from a base standard range RWD Ioniq 5 on a test drive in similar conditions.

Seemed to be better put together than the 2018 I had, and possibly better ride quality and slightly quieter, but too short a drive to really tell. I mainly wanted to see how many miles I can get out of the claimed 272, but again can't do it on such a short drive. After reading reports of much higher premiums on Tesla's now, I checked with mine. More than doubled the car I would replace it with. I will pass.
If you buy a Tesla you have to get Tesla insurance. It's typically less than half the price of anyone else. Dunno why but I any other insurer I have checked is $250-400 a months and through Tesla it is only $120 a month for same levels of coverage.
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RowlandC
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Quote from dg0129 :
If you buy a Tesla you have to get Tesla insurance. It's typically less than half the price of anyone else. Dunno why but I any other insurer I have checked is $250-400 a months and through Tesla it is only $120 a month for same levels of coverage.
Tesla will adjust insurance premiums based on drivers driving habbits. There a lot of reports stating premiums doubling.
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Knightshade
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Quote from dg0129 :
If you buy a Tesla you have to get Tesla insurance. It's typically less than half the price of anyone else. Dunno why but I any other insurer I have checked is $250-400 a months and through Tesla it is only $120 a month for same levels of coverage.

I'm paying about $100/mo through USAA on my Model 3. Which is about the same as I paid on the Lexus IS350 the Tesla replaced.

But insurance is massively YMMV.


Rates depend not just on the car (and trim of the car) but your state, your city, your specific zip+4 code, your personal driving record, even your personal credit history.

So random people on the internet comparing insurance prices is pretty useless.
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chazjr
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jsr16
Jun 7, 2023
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I did several insurance quotes in Southern California and most were around $200-$400.

Decided to put the $250 down, which gave me a vin and allowed me to do a quote with Tesla insurance. $120/month with very decent coverage.

I'll bite.

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HilariousSummer791
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Model 3 will be 24k soon.
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miuk
Jun 7, 2023
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Quote from erick7849 :
I do not qualify for the full tax credit, but am considering making a Traditional to Roth IRA conversion to increase my tax liability.
but wouldnt this just increase your taxable income for the year?
i thought the IRA is based on income and not tax liability?
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lebulldog
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This has been answered over and over again in this thread. Just read it. NO, you do not have to owe tax to qualify for the $7500 credit. You must have a tax liability of at least $7500.
Quote from guguforyou :
When people say you have to owe the tax to be able to get the credit, does that mean I have to intentionally adjust my employer's withholding so I underpay and have a tax bill of $7,500 when filing taxes, or can I just keep my withholding as it and I'll receive the $7,500 credit because I paid more than $7,500 in payroll withholdings?
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ggapropros
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Quote from nomiee :
Once the tax credit is gone, would the price come down? I don't qualify for the credit.
i just asked my uncle who works at nintendo. he said yes, and nintendo switch 2 comes out next month.

(the answer is incredibly simple. it depends on what the net margin is on a model 3)
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Dr. J
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Quote from TheTalkingMule :
You consider 200 miles of charge in 15 minutes "too long"? Not when you wake up to a full charge every day. You'll only need to wait on a charge during long road trips when you'll need bathroom breaks anyway.

People should be really transparent about range. How often do you drive an EV from 100% to 0%? Basically never. In fact, you basically never charge it above 80-90% or so [mashable.com], even the Tesla Route Planner incorporates that into its calculations. You also never let it get below 10-20% or so [tesla.com]. Why? It's bad for the battery. Could you do it? Sure, but it's bad practice. Plus, if you run it too low, keep in mind the number on the screen is an *estimate* just like the range in an ICE is an estimate, and it's patently more difficult to refuel an EV on the side of the road than an ICE. That said, filling up an ICE and running it to 0 fuel isn't detrimental to the car. Imagine only filling an ICE to 75% and looking for gas at 25%, that's basically what the EV is like.

So, for all intents and purposes, your REAL range when compared to an ICE is perhaps 60-70%. This site [autocraftbodywerks.com] says charging limits are 20%-90%. So, if the stated range is 350 miles, well no, it's really more like 250 unless you want your battery to lose capacity faster.

And the whole road trip and stopping? Please just own the fact that an EV takes long to "refuel" (just to use a term analogous to ICE) and stop making excuses. Yes everyone needs to stop and stretch, but not every hour or every 2 hours.

Let's say we're taking a drive from NYC to Orlando. Tesla says that will take 20 hours in a M3 LR. 210 minutes of that, 3.5 hours, is simply charging, 6 stops. That 20 hour number also includes spending time driving to a charger and assumes it's working and readily available, which basically isn't a concern with gas stations regardless of time of night, especially around highways.

Google Maps basically agrees with the ~ 16.5 hour drive time for that ~ 1100 miles. If you were in an ICE that had a 400 mile range (my SUV is more like 450 and it gets 29mpg, a newer sedan could probably get 40mpg+ and have a comparable range), that means you'd only have to stop twice the entire route. Gas stations are far more plentiful and far more likely to not be out of your way. To fill up? Probably less than 10 minutes each time.
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TamelCoe
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I am trying to convince myself to buy one of these, as I'm in the market for a 2nd EV. Problem is, I can't stand Teslas. No physical buttons, no HUD, no grab-able door handles inside or out, looks like a bar of soap, trunk instead of hatch, and to get anything repaired (in my area) you have to drive two states away and wait weeks for them to fix small issues.

My brother just bought one and I don't like it at all. He now has minor (paint related) issues and is waiting 3 more weeks to get his car back. I actually much prefer my Bolt EUV over his Model Y performance. At about half the cost. Sad. It is fast AF though.
Last edited by TamelCoe June 7, 2023 at 02:17 PM.
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arl16
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Does it make any sense to spend ~$10k extra for Model Y instead of M3? I have 2 kids, hence was considering the 3rd row and more space. However, I am not sure if there's enough room in the Y to make sense of that price difference. Also, I just don't like the exterior of Model Y. Any other main differences between M3 and Model Y?

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DealDonkey
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Quote from arl16 :
Does it make any sense to spend ~$10k extra for Model Y instead of M3? I have 2 kids, hence was considering the 3rd row and more space. However, I am not sure if there's enough room in the Y to make sense of that price difference. Also, I just don't like the exterior of Model Y. Any other main differences between M3 and Model Y?
Model y 3rd row is a joke, good only if you want to torture someone.

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