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Is it rolling quarters, or would Tesla be screwing over thousands of people to ship first car on 2017-12-31 vs. 2018-01-01? Maybe they'll be awesome and as soo
by rdl 11y ago
Is it rolling quarters, or would Tesla be screwing over thousands of people to ship first car on 2017-12-31 vs. 2018-01-01?
Maybe they'll be awesome and as soon as they start shipping, allow anyone with a valid deposit to immediately pay the full amount? Or does it go by delivery?
Ultimately it's not really worth doing too much over $3750 one-time in 2 years, but I'm still willing to wake up slightly early for it.
- mikeash 11y agoIf US Tesla #200,000 is sold in Q3 2017, then yes, the last date for the full tax credit would be 2017-12-31. They've probably sold around 60-70,000 in the US so far. I think the current rate is around 50,000/year (they project 100,000 in 2016, and the US is roughly 50%). Even if 2017 is a substantial increase, it seems unlikely that they'll hit the 200,000 mark before 2018.
- rdl 11y agoAh! I forgot it was only US sales. Maybe they can shift a little more production to non US markets to ensure they hit 200k US units at the beginning of a quarter.