After receiving strange feedback from Tesla Sales, I came to conclusion that the free SuC was a trick to clean out inventory. Tesla of course knew at the time of sending us this offer that no vessels will come to Europe this year. This is a quite cold hammered financial planning with no concern to existing base of many loyal customers. However, now let’s turn these methods around to Tesla!
As I read the contract, we have the rights to step away from commercial impact all the way up to delivery of the car (apart from the booking fee of 250 EUR, which we already “lost” at the time of order).
To put max pressure on Tesla to get a revised free SuC transfer agreement through in EMEA (Europe) like was done in US & CA, where Tesla will honor the conditions also for deliveries in 2024, I believe it is better for all of us to keep the order up to delivery even if that is in 2024. At that point in time, if we are hundreds or even thousands of people across Europe not taking the delivery of our cars, Tesla will sit with a lot of costly inventory to manage and cars that quickly will get outdated (front camera, 2024 VIN anyone…?). In that situation, I believe that EMEA Sales will get soft and feel the need to put the same revised honor transfer agreement in place for all of us like in US & CA.
If we all would cancel already now, Tesla has less commercial obligations (orders) to fulfil and will adjust production and shipments to lower risk for costly inventory. Just my 2 cents and why I will keep my order up to delivery to put max pressure and see how Tesla then acts when risk for losses are at play.