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Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3 by Robotbeat on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @05:53PM (#21141158)
Increase the price of any car in the US by over 30%, and I guarantee you'll be suddenly "demand constrained" for that vehicle by your definition.
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Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3 by xkjkls on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:09PM (#21141762)
Ok? And they are decreasing it. I assume the reverse applies?
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Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3 by zaroth on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:16PM (#21142249)
The decrease in list price is to offset the decreasing tax credit.

E.g. A $60k Model 3 in 2018 with a $10k credit in MA (State + Federal) is now a $50,500 car with a $1,875 credit. (Federal and no State)

Economically speaking the tax credit was always effectively a payment from the government to Tesla. The real consumer price is basically unchanged over the last year.

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