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I am not in the market for a Model 3 as my 2019 Model 3 "ain't broke." However, the Model 3 looks to be a good deal:

• color impregnated body panels - no paint shop and resistant to ordinary key vandals
• 50 kWh pack - what I've got with plenty of range
• ordinary doors or "angled wings" - plenty of images of 4-door versions as well as the nutty version
• improved manufacturing - lower labor and fewer external suppliers

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Following "Elon time," it did not arrive in the first half of 2025. I would not be surprised if December 31. But the lower cost should make the ending tax credits unimportant. Speculation, this may be a local minimum for TSLA stock ... not that I have any capital to invest.

I would observe that many excellent, used EVs exist if you want one for a cheap price. My universal recommendation, get one coming off lease and avoid 1st model year versions.

Bob Wilson

September 30 is the deadline to get EV discounts. In fact, you will be able to stack up both the $7,000 Biden rebate and Trump loan-interest deduction if you get an EV by that last call, potentially leading to a $10,000 saving. So, act now if you want an EV.

The Great American EV Fire Sale Is About to Begin

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' offers car tax credits to add to Biden's

It looks like the big beautiful bill is becoming a reality.

It will make wind and solar energy installations very difficult.

It will end the EV and heat-pump rebates in a few month.

It will make the oil industry very happy.

It will wreak havoc on the poor.

Despite all the cuts, it will raise the budget deficit in never-before-seen amounts.

If you are in the market for an EV, get it before the rebates end in September.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/despite-last-minute-changes-senate-bill-deals-big-blow-renewable-energy-2025-07-01/

What the Senate Republican 'big beautiful' bill means for your money