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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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    Amazing, putting Toyota and others to shame
     
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    Did Tesla drop the price again? I just checked yesterday, and it was $42,500. Net 35k.
    Ma gives a measly $1,500. Rebate as we’re not serious about greenhouse gases
     
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    Man! If I lived in California, made enough to get the full credit, and Teslas had AM radios, I'd get one in a heartbeat!
     
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    It is indeed a shame that a fully loaded Gen 5 Prius Prime is costing almost $50,000—yet, it has substantially worse fuel economy than the much cheaper Gen 4 Prius Prime and only a slightly longer range and it is substantially smaller.

    With BEV prices coming down, perhaps I should keep my blue Gen 4 Prius Prime Limited for three more years or so until better options and better prices are available.
     
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    I'd say if what you have works then keep it until you find something better enough to warrant an upgrade. There's no sense in paying to downgrade.
     
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    The only reason for the upgrade would be TSS 3.0 over TSS 2.0. For me, Gen 4 Prius Prime is a better car than Gen 5 Prius Prime otherwise: better fuel economy, more spacious, more cargo space, more features (head-up display, Homelink, JBL, auto-on lights, etc.), nicer interior (no hidden-behind-the-steering-wheel console that you cannot see while you drive), better, much more visible, sportier, attention-grabbing blue-magnetism color, etc.

    As for the color, you need to own and drive it to appreciate it. It really turns heads. It is too bad that Toyota did not carry it over to Gen 5. But then, that is Toyota—they are good at fixings things that are not broken. With the high gas prices, Gen 4 was selling faster than Gen 5.
     
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    you know you can buy a stand alone am radio.
     
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    and, they were available to buy
     
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    my local store, in stock:

    5YJ3244_3806f25017526f384890cebbfe108638

    $38,770. minus $9,000. in tax credits = $29,770. +tax, etc.

    prime SE = $33,500. +tax, etc. when you can get one, and if you can get msrp
     
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    I don't know about that, most Bostonians I've met have plenty of hot air and they take all their whining and complaining very seriously.
     
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    I should say that a lot of this is fake news, except for the full $7,500 federal nonrefundable tax credit.

    There is no separate $7,500 tax rebate in California. It is only a $2,000 CVRP rebate. (It is $1,000 for Prius Prime.)

    There is no $2,410 Southern California rebate. It is estimated gas savings over a gas guzzler shown on Tesla website.

    So, the number is off by $7,910. It is fake news big time!

    On top of that, unless you go with white, you have to pay around $1,500 for the paint job. Enhanced autopilot costs $6,000. Full self-driving costs $15,000.

    It is not to mention that they are dropping the prices to liquidate existing stock for the Model 3 resign.

    No, thanks but no Tesla Model 3 for me in these conditions!
     
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    wow.

    still, my above post is correct, and that's for blue or red
     
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    Is that a used one? Note that you don't get many of the tax credits and rebates for used cars. When I configure the same car, the price higher by about $2,500.
     
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    Be careful. Read the small print. Screenshot_20230606-202837.jpeg
     
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    On top of that, it seems to be a used one, so no tax credits and state rebates for @bisco. ;)
     
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    So, are you trading in your Ford Escape PHEV to get the $7,500 federal tax credit and state rebate?
     
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    the link says 'new'
     
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    did i miss something?

    is ma really $3,500. rebate now?