Apparently Revel is already stepping in to take over building these fast charging stations in NYC (according to the CEO on LinkedIn). They operate an electric-only (mostly Tesla) ride share service in NYC and have already built 3 supercharging hubs in the city with plans for many more including a 48-stall charging hub…

Exciting times for EVs, indeed.

You’re welcome. :)

Yup. Waited in line at the Manhattan store the morning of March 31 to put down a deposit. Lines weren’t too bad there. Maybe 75-100 people in front of me at 8:30 (store opened at 10:00). I previously had a confirmed order for a Model X but then I figured out it wouldn’t fit in my driveway. Doh. That puppy is wide…

The simple answer is the Federal tax credit of $7,500 for EVs comes as a reduction of the Federal Income Tax you would otherwise have paid the year in which you buy the car. So if you look on your 1040 (or 1040EZ) and see that you paid/owed over $7,500 in Federal Income Tax after all your other deductions, you’d be…

It’s frustrating for those who want a lower optioned model, but it’s not an uncommon practice. We wanted to get a Highlander Hybrid right when it came out and the only way to do that was to get a fully loaded “Limited” model. They didn’t start shipping the base model hybrids until several months later. This was eleven…

...or by temporarily shifting delivery priorities to other regions for a few weeks. If demand is high enough around the world, they could do this without impacting global delivery numbers. And make a few people in Australia and China very happy. :)

Yes, I’ve never wished for lower Model S and X sales before, but now I’m kinda hoping for it for purely selfish reasons. :) But seriously, I just hope Tesla is able to sell *more* Model S and Model X overseas, while demand for the S and X in the US grows more modestly. This would delay them hitting the 200K number in…

Your depiction of the phaseout period is correct, but I disagree with your conclusion. Based on current projections, Tesla will likely hit #200K in the US in Q2 or Q3 of 2018. If they hit it in Q3, then the full $7500 credit would be available for all Teslas delivered in the US in 2018, and the phaseout would begin on…

Tesla builds their own motors, but your point stands. Economies of scale will definitely help bring the pricing down and Tesla is counting on this for the Model 3. They do still use outside suppliers, but every time they get burned by one (like seats on the Model X), they bring manufacturing for those parts in house.…

I wouldn’t be surprised if Tesla delivers car #200K in the US right at the start of a new quarter (Maybe October 1, 2018?). If they do that, then all of the cars they deliver in Q4 2018 and Q1 2019 would be eligible for the full credit and cars they deliver for the next year would get the partial credit.

It’s all based on total deliveries in the US. Tesla has sold between 60K and 70K EVs in the US to date, and are expected to hit that 200K number in the middle of 2018 (or so). When they hit the number, any cars sold (delivered) in the US in that quarter plus the following quarter all are eligible for the full credit.…

You’re counting global sales figures. The 200K number applies only to US sales. Tesla should hit the 200K number in the US in mid to late 2018, based on current projections and Tesla’s historical geographic sales patterns. Then the full rebate is good for the rest of that quarter (the quarter they hit 200K) and all of…

Close but it’s based on US sales. Tesla has sold between 60K and 65K cars in the US as of 3/31/16. They should hit #200K in the US in mid 2018, then the full credit is good for all deliveries 3 to 6 months after that delivery date (it’s based on quarters so it depends if car #200K is delivered early or late in a…

Many Model 3 buyers should still get the full tax credit, others will get a partial credit. It’s based not on number of cars manufactured but by number of cars *sold* in the US. Tesla has currently sold about 65,000 cars in the US (Roadster, Model S, Model X). Most estimates (based on current projections) predict that…

Hi, Tom,