AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Only addressing a couple items.
They might. No one really knows how the volumes of cells available will change. If I were you I would assume that LR+ will be available in the next year, and determine how you would feel about your purchase when that happens. Just assume it will. I think personally it is more likely than not within 12 months.
They likely will increase the price somewhat if some sort of incentive comes back. But probably not enough to cancel it. Demand would increase! Supply is not particularly flexible so price would probably increase. In general I’d expect out-the-door prices to go down with time though, gov’t incentives or not!
Also there is a shortage of IC components for cars so who knows when or if that would affect Tesla’s supply.
I’d also consider exactly what you expect from FSD. It is an expensive option. The main advantage at the moment is it allows you to change lanes without disengaging AP. The dinging when the light turns green is kind of useful too (presumably not available without FSD but someone will correct me if it is). Obviously there are other cool features but that does not necessarily mean useful. It is worth it for some people, but not for others. FSD is a difficult and unsolved problem, so it depends on your exact expectations for the large amount of money you are paying. Disclosure: I have FSD, but I view it as a toy, and do not expect to ever have the car drive itself on surface streets. I got it primarily to get HW3 with (perhaps) better active safety features long term, but you don’t have to worry about that.
They might. No one really knows how the volumes of cells available will change. If I were you I would assume that LR+ will be available in the next year, and determine how you would feel about your purchase when that happens. Just assume it will. I think personally it is more likely than not within 12 months.
They likely will increase the price somewhat if some sort of incentive comes back. But probably not enough to cancel it. Demand would increase! Supply is not particularly flexible so price would probably increase. In general I’d expect out-the-door prices to go down with time though, gov’t incentives or not!
Also there is a shortage of IC components for cars so who knows when or if that would affect Tesla’s supply.
I’d also consider exactly what you expect from FSD. It is an expensive option. The main advantage at the moment is it allows you to change lanes without disengaging AP. The dinging when the light turns green is kind of useful too (presumably not available without FSD but someone will correct me if it is). Obviously there are other cool features but that does not necessarily mean useful. It is worth it for some people, but not for others. FSD is a difficult and unsolved problem, so it depends on your exact expectations for the large amount of money you are paying. Disclosure: I have FSD, but I view it as a toy, and do not expect to ever have the car drive itself on surface streets. I got it primarily to get HW3 with (perhaps) better active safety features long term, but you don’t have to worry about that.
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