Pricing appears to start at $60, mid-60s fully loaded.
Nope, try again.
Pricing appears to start at $60, mid-60s fully loaded.
Nope. You posted:Where were those sold primarily? State and zip codes please.
I was specifically stating in California.
Oh, I am just so humiliated and mortified that I don't keep minute by minute tabs on the costs of a Model Y. I've just looked it up. They're effectively $60,000 cars within the ballpark. If you're attempting to score juvenile points it's not working on anyone other than EV fanatics. I'll note most of them on this forum, are from - big surprise - California.Nope, try again.
Sorry but on top of now making a 3rd personal attack earlier in this thread, now you're just being purposefully argumentative and obtuse.Nope. You posted:
"In 2021, Tesla sold 162,000 and in 2022 sold 142,000 (note the decrease in sales). As a %, about 1 in 5 Tesla Ys sold on planet earth, were in about 4 zip codes in California. Let me repeat that. FOUR ZIP CODES IN CALIFORNIA PURCHASED 1 IN 5 TESLA MODEL Ys on Planet Earth."
The zip codes for Model Y sales are found in many countries in the world.
Maybe this will help.
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I'm not an EV owner myself, but heck, I try to be as accurate and fair as possible.....you might want to research a little harder before posting.Pricing appears to start at $60, mid-60s fully loaded. Add state sales taxes and registration closer to $70-75k. Add a home charging unit, I think those are several thousands of dollars. Darn close to $80k. Then, if taking on a loan, closer to $100k with interest rates as they are. My round numbers are close enough, we're discussing a luxury car where the median income of the buyer is 3x that of the average American, who is subsidizing the purchase. The gall of some rich buyers is staggering.
Which I don't understand. Every time Tesla "updates" something it seems like they make the vehicle more disposable, not more environmentally friendly. The new batteries being integrated into the structure are non-serviceable and essentially make the new model y a write-off in a small accident according to Sandy Munro. This is great for racecars but not mass production vehicles. The market shouldn't put up with this. At least Ford stellantis and Polestar vowed to make their ev's serviceable.Mainstream news only gets part of the story.
They miss the detail and or context completely.
The 4680 based model Y based in Texas was basically launched today.
As the 4680 cars come online cost was expected to fall and profitability to rise at the same time.
Continued ongoing price drops are expected.
It's good strategy to keep your best selling cars entry price as low as possible.
Astonishingly it is the number 4 selling vehicle in the world.
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In fact, the oil and gas “subsidies” they refer to are small compared to the renewable energy industry. In addition, most of them are widely claimed tax deductions available to many other industries.Getting the car and price right's a pretty important start to a discussion about the cars themselves no?
YES a 50K car is a normal car now.
Gm and Ford get way more subsidies than Tesla- you are already agreed with me on this.
What you want to do choose what subsidy you like and don't an pretend the total amount isn't what it is.
section 176 is what makes all the half ton trucks affordable, take that away and all they half halve or less in sales.
If you drive an ice car your fuel is subsidized as is your GM or FORD car.
If all the subsidy were to go away - This has happened before.
Telsa lost all tax credit. before and still became the #4 car one the world so yeah take them ALL away and it will hit the other guys harder.
Bare base model Y: $54,000 + sales tax and registration @ ~10% overall, $60,000.I'm not an EV owner myself, but heck, I try to be as accurate and fair as possible.....you might want to research a little harder before posting.
Interesting, and if that's the case not very green. I have very high hopes for Toyota, if anyone is going to get it right it will be them.Which I don't understand. Every time Tesla "updates" something it seems like they make the vehicle more disposable, not more environmentally friendly. The new batteries being integrated into the structure are non-serviceable and essentially make the new model y a write-off in a small accident according to Sandy Munro. This is great for racecars but not mass production vehicles. The market shouldn't put up with this. At least Ford stellantis and Polestar vowed to make their ev's serviceable.
Oh, I am just so humiliated and mortified that I don't keep minute by minute tabs on the costs of a Model Y. I've just looked it up. They're effectively $60,000 cars within the ballpark. If you're attempting to score juvenile points it's not working on anyone other than EV fanatics. I'll note most of them on this forum, are from - big surprise - California.
No one said EVs were amazing in this thread. Do I like EVs? Some yes and some no; just like any cars.Oh, I am just so humiliated and mortified that I don't keep minute by minute tabs on the costs of a Model Y. I've just looked it up. They're effectively $60,000 cars within the ballpark. If you're attempting to score juvenile points it's not working on anyone other than EV fanatics. I'll note most of them on this forum, are from - big surprise - California.
Sorry but you're just being purposefully argumentative now.
I was clearly responding to the post that said there were some 750k Tesla Ys sold and citing an article that showed that about 20%, something like 140k, were sold In California. Apparently you missed the point that of all the Ys sold in the world last year, 20% of them were in 4 CA zipcodes. You claim to be able to identify patterns. Please apply your skills to that pattern to find a conclusion. I'm too busy to be bothered with two Californian's arguing about how amazing EVs are. Beating others over the head with EV religion is just exhausting and I'm over it today.
Which I don't understand. Every time Tesla "updates" something it seems like they make the vehicle more disposable, not more environmentally friendly. The new batteries being integrated into the structure are non-serviceable and essentially make the new model y a write-off in a small accident according to Sandy Munro. This is great for racecars but not mass production vehicles. The market shouldn't put up with this. At least Ford stellantis and Polestar vowed to make their ev's serviceable.
In fact, the oil and gas “subsidies” they refer to are small compared to the renewable energy industry. In addition, most of them are widely claimed tax deductions available to many other industries.
Gov. Newsom Says California Subsidies Powered Tesla’s Success
Leaders of the Golden State have long sought credit for the success of the world's largest electric-car manufacturer, and now Newsom is suggesting the state's incentives are responsible for the emergence of Tesla.
Bare base model Y: $54,000 + sales tax and registration @ ~10% overall, $60,000.
To your point here, I agree fully. I think the German auto makers really took their wealthy customer base for granted in a big way. Those overly complicated, expensive and hard-to-maintain, cars depreciated so rapidly and I can only guess the owners were tired of $20,000 engine overhaul and $10,000 shock replacement bills, and losing 90% of their value on the 2nd hand market in a decade. I know I would be livid if my SL500 I purchased for $120k in 1995, was only worth $8k by 2010. Or my A8 was basically scrap value when the timing chain predictably goes at year 12. I think these luxury buyers really loved the high quality at first but then this market became so well known for getting rid of the car when the warranty was over. It's no wonder Tesla has grabbed this market share.Tesla sole more cars in the US Q1 than BMW and MBZ combined, and more than VW. That's taking serious market share in the premium category as well as the mid price category.
US Sales figures year over year according to...
I'm pretty sure they will all be burned to the ground by then. Ha!To Tesla's credit, if they can keep their battery replacements reasonable at year 12 when they fail, they might hold value very well for that class of buyer.
So 1 in every 20 sold is an EV. I doubt those huge vehicle and solar panel incentives have any correlation.The US SUV race in 2022 so far...
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In my case, the solar panels incentified my EV purchase. I did the solar project in March 2018 with an idea that I might buy an EV some day. Then I bought the Model 3 in Dec as a gift to wifey. Pretty much out of the blue. I could not even test drive it as I had had surgery and could not drive at that time.So 1 in every 20 sold is an EV. I doubt those huge vehicle and solar panel incentives have any correlation.
But, heck stop the production of ICE immediately! EV is taking over the world.![]()