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> high price point

I don’t know if you’ve shopped for a new car recently but non Tesla cars aren’t exactly that cheap. The final price for Tesla comes to be a couple thousand over advertised, but if you buy a non Tesla, it usually goes to tens of thousands more. A monthly payment on a new Tesla is probably very close to the monthly for a regular car.

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Maybe in the US, but if you live in less protectionist markets you'll find Chinese vehicles undercutting Tesla on drive away price.

For example my parents just bought an electric hatchback from GWM for ~27k USD, or ~21k USD after government rebates. Tesla doesn't even come close.

FWIW Tesla’s are much bigger than GWM, but not twice as big as price implies

Right, Tesla only sells bigger and more expensive vehicles and has nothing in the compact segments.

new - perhaps. pre-owned is another story. I bought top-of-the line 2020 etron prestige with 10k miles for $35k in november. new one is north of $90k

Everyone's dropping prices because of soft demand. In late December/early January, Tesla was discounting inventory long range Ys enough for them to be around $35k after the inventory discount and POS tax credit.

They're a little more now, but that could change near the end of the quarter.

between getting a new Tesla and 3-year off-the-lease like-new Audi etron I’d get Audi any day of the week and twice on Sunday

not sure why you were downvoted - I agree. teslas were very reasonable compared to other options when I looked

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