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They've said before that Autopilot will always be free because it's a safety feature. I believe Elon said it himself
I'm not saying that FSD isn't insanely expensive to produce. I'm saying that there is a short window of 2 months that they are going to need to do something to entice users to take delivery before the tax credit comes into effect.
This is very useful information, thank you. I am also in the Triangle NC area like you and plan to put a hold if contacted with a VIN. My current EDD is 11/23 - 12/21I just called and they recommended to only go on hold only if assigned a VIN. I would not get moved to the back of the line.
I don’t recall where I saw it but I remember a graph that showed % of buyers who get FSD. It used to be really high. Like 80% and steadily went down as prices increased. I think the latest was about 10%. I could be misremembering though.
Not only does it minimize the direct cost, it's also the only thing they could throw in with enough perceived value to the consumer to tempt them to forgo the proposed tax credit. As someone with a wall charger in my house, I'd be utterly shocked if I used $5k of Supercharging over the life of the car.
I was trying to calculate how much I'll use even over estimating my drive and how often I'll charge (100 trips, $2.50/trip) that'll take longer than I've ever kept a car to make a difference.
Wouldn’t that be something if we could get up to $20k ($12.5k+$7.5k existing) for buying a Ford or non- Tesla vehicles?
you mean the chronically unfunded rebate? That although still on the books and promoted in CA, hasn't been accepting applications since the end of April ?
I got 100 and the beta. I have to disengage every few minutes around my town and take over from situations that may harm my car (curbing wheels) or my family (running off road, roundabouts, etc.) and piss off other drivers (stopping 30 feet in front of a stop light, waiting to turn left across traffic, etc.). If you like trying out new things, being a beta tester and sharing information all while paying Tesla 200 per month, this is for you. I opted out, though I appreciate those that are willing to put in the work and manage the work / stress.
Beginning 11/2/21 it restarts in California ..... sort of.
Putting your order on hold does not subject you to price changes, the order is still locked in unless you make configuration changes (color, wheels, etc)
There is some mixed information about this - I have seen some report that if you get a VIN assigned and and then go on hold, once you remove the hold you will be assigned the next available match (~2-3 weeks). This happened to me when my hold automatically expired in September. If you don't get assigned a VIN and place a hold earlier in the process, you may be at the back of the line when you remove it.
