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No reason why not, but price is only one factor. I’m sure that some manufacturers feel that having their cars available through Motability isn’t compatible with their brand image!
The price reduction will mostly help company car drivers, as the tax that they pay is based upon the retail price. Private buyers were able to negotiate discounts of around £5k prior to these reductions, and lease companies even more. Presumably this will stop now, but who knows. Either way, it’s unlikely that the cost to leasing companies (such as Motability) would suddenly drop by £7k. However, Tesla aren’t shifting the numbers of cars that they (and the markets) hoped for, so anything is possible.
Whilst their cars do nothing for me, they would be a hugely popular addition to the scheme, if the number of EV enthusiasts on this forum is anything to go by!
The price reduction will mostly help company car drivers, as the tax that they pay is based upon the retail price. Private buyers were able to negotiate discounts of around £5k prior to these reductions, and lease companies even more. Presumably this will stop now, but who knows. Either way, it’s unlikely that the cost to leasing companies (such as Motability) would suddenly drop by £7k. However, Tesla aren’t shifting the numbers of cars that they (and the markets) hoped for, so anything is possible.
Not related to the scheme, but Tesla customers who had recently purchased one, are protesting and demanding compensation. Musk on the other hand is having none of it. If I remember Tesla prices have dropped just over 16% in Europe and around 14& in the US market.
Not related to the scheme, but Tesla customers who had recently purchased one, are protesting and demanding compensation. Musk on the other hand is having none of it. If I remember Tesla prices have dropped just over 16% in Europe and around 14& in the US market.
What are they protesting about exactly @Kezo
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I’d have a Tesla, not so much for the design (they remind me of a Zanussi washing machine) or range, but for the supercharger infrastructure, 250 & 150 kWh chargers. With usually 8-10 at each location.
Not related to the scheme, but Tesla customers who had recently purchased one, are protesting and demanding compensation. Musk on the other hand is having none of it. If I remember Tesla prices have dropped just over 16% in Europe and around 14& in the US market.
What are they protesting about exactly @Kezo
I guess they are upset they purchased or took delivery in the weeks before the price reduction and we know what folk are like these days.
What can they realistcally do about it other than be peed off, not alot. However I expect some bored law firm will dream up “payed too much for your Tesla”, just like they do with everthing these days.
I’d have a Tesla, not so much for the design (they remind me of a Zanussi washing machine) or range, but for the supercharger infrastructure, 250 & 150 kWh chargers. With usually 8-10 at each location.
Never really thought a car would ever remind me of a washing machine 🙂
The knock on affect Tesla reducing their prices will hopeful other manufacture will have to also reduce their prices.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
The knock on affect Tesla reducing their prices will hopeful other manufacture will have to also reduce their prices.
Yes, BBC News tonight suggesting that it might spark a price war amongst other manufacturers. Given that leasing companies never pay anything remotely close to retail prices, it remains to be seen whether or not the drops in rrp will result in cheaper leasing costs, but it has to be a move in the right direction.
Whilst EV’s have had a high take up amongst company car drivers (due to lower tax) and lease drivers, the high retail prices are just one of several barriers for millions of private motorists, and whilst I’m convinced that the 2030/35 dates will have to move, prices of EV’s have got to fall substantially in order to get the adoption levels that are strived for. Range, battery life, cost of battery replacement, charging times, charging infrastructure etc will all improve (hopefully considerably) from where they are now, but it will all be for nowt if people can’t afford them in the first place!
I did have a news feed come up that a Chinese company (Aido? One backed by Huawei anyway) have also just introduced significant price reductions as well. Didn’t bother reading it as don’t think you can get them here anyway.
Tesla are locking horns with Chinese company BYD and that could be good news for consumers. BYD have decided to start selling cars in Europe and the UK this year and some of the models they have available look good.
BYD have also announced that they are going to produce a Sodium Ion battery that will be 95% cheaper than the early EV batteries from 2008.
“We live in interesting times”
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