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US federal tax credit? Yep, he can. As long as he has enough income to owe the full $15000 in taxes, which might be an issue. New car placed in service == tax break. I could get it 10 times if I bought 10 Model 3s. WA sales tax exemption, unfortunately, appears to be gone so the replacement car will have full sales tax owed, I suspect :-(i very much doubt that he would get the taxbreak twice.
You mean like the thousands of gasoline cars that get totaled out in this country every month and almost never catch fire?
You are guilty of spreading FUD. Gasoline cars almost never catch fire following accidents. It happens, rarely, just like with electric cars.
From the US National Fire Prevention Association. NFPA report - Vehicle fire trends and patternsOn average, 31 highway vehicle fires were reported per hour. These fires killed one person a day. Overall, highway vehicles fires were involved in 17% of reported U.S. fires, 12% of U.S. fire deaths, 8% of U.S. civilian fire injuries, and 9% of the direct property damage from reported fires.
We're really shaken up and really sore & some bruises, but otherwise we seem to be ok, thank goodness! It was a pretty intense accident, and the car held up well.
A possible witness, if you need one (this was posted around 6pm yesterday):
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Sorry to hear, OP, and glad everybody is OK. As noted before, getting a full medical check is a good idea - my wife was in a similar accident in 1981, and while she felt OK right after the accident, she still has intermittent back pain from that.
Most insurance companies will make you an offer that is not enough to make you whole. They will drag out any appeals and keep saying "no", hoping you will give up and take it. It is especially difficult in this case as you either have to
1. Get a new car. You won't get the state sales tax waiver you got last time, since that ends in two days. As discussed above, you may or may not be able to take the federal tax credit, but the insurance company will assume you will. The worst part is...how long will this take? Tesla is slow to start with, and they just got done expediting shipments to WA for the sales tax waiver, so are no doubt directing shipments other places now. Definitely worth asking for Tesla to expedite, but how long is still an open question.
2. Buy a used car (at this point, anything on the market should be pretty similar to what you just lost). But pretty much everybody offering one for sale is asking more than they paid, and you will not get any incentives. The insurance company is going to be really resistant to paying a premium for a used one. Oh, and you had autopilot - if you buy one without autopilot enabled and have to pay $6k to enable it, make sure the insurance company is going to cover that.
Good luck.
Looks like this is the guy@ChadS Where did you see that posting, is that from this forum? I'd like to get in contact with the witness. Thank you for posting that information here.
Sorry for your trauma and the loss of your car, but like everyone else here I'm glad everyone came out OK. Hope the illegal street racers get more than a slap on the wrist from the judge, since in many other cars there would have been fatalities. Street racing is not a hobby or a lark, it's a serious crime, and that message needs to be sent clearly.
@anatari, did you try to check if Tesla can assist you w/ identifying 2nd racer via rear camera footage? I don't see why the criminal case needs to be limited to just one of the racers... if they exceed speed limit to the point where it endangers other lives, they both should bear the consequences.It'd be sweet justice if Tesla's cameras were able to ID the BMW.
You can't assume the OP will get a tax credit at all... He may or may not have enough of a tax liability...and should have nothing to do with value of the car... Does the insurance take into account when an ICE vehicle is sold at cost or other incentives, like $1000 military, discount, or others etc etc...
My wife was at a dead stop 3 years ago on the highway and rear-ended at 60 MPH. The car was only a year old, and insurance covered the total cost of the vehicle, we did not have any out of pocket expenses. Unfortunately, the guy was underinsured which slowed down the settlement. It took us 2 1/2 years to get a cash settlement from the accident. I was impressed how well the car held up considering she was hit 3 different times.