There you go. New battery since March 3rd doesn't have China materials. Windows sticker doesn't show battery break down. It shows overall car components.
No, it can have China materials, that's the whole point. The rules have changed, not necessary the batteries. We don't know yet for sure.
Yes they did. It's 60/50 btw. What changed is that if you had any China sourced rare minerals you were banned from tax credits. As of May 3rd this is allowed.
Yes, I “assigned” the $7,500 credit to Tesla in return for a $7,500 discount on the order. I had the sales advisor review the order after I placed it to make sure it showed correctly as a POS credit.
They couldn't immediately, because if you look at the regulations, the manufacturer had to submit a plan to treasury that it will comply with regulations by 2027, before it was allowed to be approved under this final rule from May 3rd. The timeline checks out. The point of sale issue is a valid one though, I'm not sure if this applies to credit transfer only, or to the whole credit making it unavailable to taxpayer at the year end. If I had money I would challenge it in court as unconstitutional.
It took them a full day to update the BTO models with the tax credit. It's a website. I don't consider this to have any meaning at all. Like, do they think people will pay 8k more for a used car with 1000 miles over a new one?
They still have 2023 Model 3s for sale so yeah they do. Also not everyone qualifies for the tax credit.
What truth? We're speculating here, including you. Until we get some official disclosure from Tesla it's a Schrödinger's tax credit. Both a change in battery sourcing and regulations are valid at the same time.
I’m not convinced of either argument. I need to see more proof. I’d did email a different Tesla advisor today and specifically asked whether ALL LR M3’s qualify for the tax credit or only certain VINS and he assured me it applies to all LR M3’s.
That would make the most sense. Otherwise Tesla would issue some manufacturing cut off date. We know that cars fulfilling the tax credit rule were made before the announcement was made.
Do the ones with the credit have more range? The Panasonic packs have a bit more energy than the LGs. I suspect the difference is more bureaucratic paperwork than a change in battery.
