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Featured Tesla Model 3 now costs as little as $23K in California thanks to tax credits

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Gokhan, Jun 6, 2023.

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  1. 3PriusMike

    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    Not fake news. There are several CA rebates. Many have income caps.
    See here:
    https://driveclean.ca.gov/search-incentives

    Mike
     
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    Well, I haven’t seen any deals on the used market yet. not even from people who paid mid forties
     
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    Of course, I am very familiar with the website you provided, as I am a California EV owner.

    Nevertheless, the numbers provided are simply completely wrong for California. For example, for the CVRP rebate, they quoted the $7,500 FCEV rebate instead of the $2,000 BEV rebate. They also quoted the potential gas savings as a rebate. Moreover, in California, we are not getting a discount off MSRP unlike in some other states. So, yes, it is fake news.
     
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    They did not use gas savings in the calculation, and they did use Cali msrp.
    Idk if they got the state rebate correct or not.
    I won’t argue whether or not someone could really get down to that net, but I think the point is well made
     
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    When I was a little kid, they had cool long-wave radio antennas on the roofs with decorative masts scanning the entire length of the roof. They would have an antenna/ground wall outlet in the apartments. :)
     
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    It's so bizarre to me when folks don't include the price of electricity in their EV calculations. A 2023 Prius will regularly beat a Tesla in fuel costs in multiple metros in California, even with their highest-in-the-nation gas costs - since their electricity is CRAZY expensive.
     
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    No, I do not see the numbers you see here in California, even if I use your Zip code. They are smart—they are basing the numbers on the IP address, not on the Zip code.
     
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    Not mine, Cali is around $42,500.
     
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    Yeah, I average 70 mpg on my Prius Prime in the HV mode; so, there are no fuel savings, and in fact, there may actually be a fuel penalty.
     
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    He claims there’s an extra $2,500. In socal
     
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    OK, but I did not see it when I used the Tesla website with my Southern California Zip code.
     
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    Must be a glitch
     
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    I’m sure very few might qualify for the really low net, but sub 30k seems very doable if I can get one here for $29,000. Plus ttl
     
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    I used the sight linked above to look up California rebates. If you meet the qualifications then there is a $7500 CA state rebate.
    I punched in 90010 for a zip code.
    Eligibility & Requirements | Clean Vehicle Rebate Project

    If you have an old car you are scrapping, it looks like you can get another few thousands off.
     
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    Well, if I met those qualifications around here, I wouldn't be able to afford food, let alone a Tesla.
     
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    what the max income for 2 people?
     
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    i'm sure a lot do. i do, because a kwh here is 40 cents. but i like driving ev and am already at 90% ev over hv.
     
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    As I read it, 4 times the poverty level.
     
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