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> sell them at around 25% of their original value This does not seem likely as even by adding this many cars to the market, there’s no way they would sell at 2

> sell them at around 25% of their original value This does not seem likely as even by adding this many cars to the market, there’s no way they would sell at 25% of value unless there’s shenanigans.

duxup 2y ago
Yeah let's say they they magically go on the market for 25% of their original value ... the demand would be pretty damn absurd. This whole situation is dumb, but 25% of original value doesn't make much sense.
- hedora 2y ago
  Rental car companies ended up selling teslas for under $25K back when that was unusually low for an EV. These days, a decent used EV costs less than that, so I imagine the government will have to dump whatever model they have 25K of for $20k or less. That’s probably still more than 25% msrp, but not by much.
  - prepend 2y ago
    If they bought 3s for $40k then it’s way more than 25%. I’ve been looking for low price teslas and haven’t found a drop yet. But I hope it comes soon.
ano-ther 2y ago
Omitting that would still leave the additional cost at $800M.
- prepend 2y ago
  That might be more accurate. As it is not, this journalist does not have credibility with me.
fargle 2y ago
> This does not seem likely as even by adding this many cars to the market, there’s no way they would sell at 25% of value agree. and how does decommissioning 2200 chargers cost $50M - $100M? that's $22K - $44K each. you turn the breaker off. you don't need to rip the chargers out. regardless of whether or not you think it's a good idea, breathlessly inflating it to "might be" a billion dollars does not convince me more.
- bitshiftfaced 2y ago
  I'm thinking they might sell/license the rights (not sure if that's the right phrasing) to these charging stations along with the maintenance/repair costs to a private company. If they spend $100M to decommission them, I will be very surprised.
- rysertio 2y ago
  > a billion dollars does not convince me more. Buying up gasoline vehicles and buying fossil fuel for them will cost money. But I don't think that'll be a billion dollars.

duxup 2y ago

Yeah let's say they they magically go on the market for 25% of their original value ... the demand would be pretty damn absurd. This whole situation is dumb, but 25% of original value doesn't make much sense.

hedora 2y ago
Rental car companies ended up selling teslas for under $25K back when that was unusually low for an EV. These days, a decent used EV costs less than that, so I imagine the government will have to dump whatever model they have 25K of for $20k or less. That’s probably still more than 25% msrp, but not by much.
- prepend 2y ago
  If they bought 3s for $40k then it’s way more than 25%. I’ve been looking for low price teslas and haven’t found a drop yet. But I hope it comes soon.

ano-ther 2y ago

Omitting that would still leave the additional cost at $800M.

prepend 2y ago
That might be more accurate. As it is not, this journalist does not have credibility with me.

fargle 2y ago

> This does not seem likely as even by adding this many cars to the market, there’s no way they would sell at 25% of value agree. and how does decommissioning 2200 chargers cost $50M - $100M? that's $22K - $44K each. you turn the breaker off. you don't need to rip the chargers out. regardless of whether or not you think it's a good idea, breathlessly inflating it to "might be" a billion dollars does not convince me more.

bitshiftfaced 2y ago
I'm thinking they might sell/license the rights (not sure if that's the right phrasing) to these charging stations along with the maintenance/repair costs to a private company. If they spend $100M to decommission them, I will be very surprised.
rysertio 2y ago
> a billion dollars does not convince me more. Buying up gasoline vehicles and buying fossil fuel for them will cost money. But I don't think that'll be a billion dollars.