Now that production is in full swing, we have decided to simplify the reservation structure for the Roadster. Ahead of the roadster production launch last year, we put in place a two-tier structure ($60,000 reservation fee for customers who wished to lock in a production slot, $5,000 for those who didn’t). This made sense at the time – but we feel it’s now time to make things much simpler.
Effective immediately, new customers locking in a delivery slot for delivery after November 1st, 2009 will pay a refundable reservation fee of only $9,900 in the U.S. Our E.U., U.K., and Canada reservation programs now reflect a similar restructuring. These changes are reflected on the BUY section of the Tesla website.
The schedule for final payments remains the same for all customers: the remaining payment (less taxes and delivery charges) is due at the start of production of your car, approx. 3 months prior to delivery. Taxes and delivery charges are due upon delivery.
Customers already on the waiting list who have a production slot between now and October may request a partial refund of their initial reservation fee; but in doing so, they will forego their current production slot, and receive a new build slot after November 1st, 2009.
