Surely they made a profit, butThat sold out after like 30 minutes. Was priced correctly.
So we are on the same page. The single motor CT was advertised as 15% higher than the cheapest model 3 at the time with similar drive and range configuration. So translating that to their current pricing, the cheapest model 3 is about $48k which would put the single motor CT around $55k and the dual around $65k. With the tri or quad around $85k. I can agree to that.A little trip back in time to 2019, revealed this Price list for Model 3's a little before the Nov. 21 2019 reveal of the Cybertruck. Tesla came out with prices for the CT, estimating that they would start selling the $39,900 single at the end of 2021, and the AWD models weren't even slated to come out until late 2022. They had to know at those prices there was a very good possibility for huge demand. So, to argue that Tesla won't sell CT's at less than Model 3's doesn't sound that far-fetched. They were assuming they could build the CT for less, in 2019. At that time, a lot of us were arguing that it was strange that Tesla would possibly be cannibalizing their own vehicle sales way back then.
Tesla Model 3 offer in the U.S. as of November 1, 2019
- Standard Range RWD (not listed, price from summer): $34,725
($35,400 MSRP + $1,200 DST - $1,875 federal tax credit)- Standard Range Plus RWD:$38,815
($39,490 MSRP + $1,200 DST - $1,875 federal tax credit)- Long Range AWD: $47,815
($48,490 MSRP + $1,200 DST - $1,875 federal tax credit)- Performance LR AWD: $56,315
($56,990 MSRP + $1,200 DST - $1,875 federal tax credit)
Hahaha, you're looking at the Cheapy model 3. Look at the whole list and then, think comparable.So we are on the same page. The single motor CT was advertised as 15% higher than the cheapest model 3 at the time with similar drive and range configuration. So translating that to their current pricing, the cheapest model 3 is about $48k which would put the single motor CT around $55k and the dual around $65k. With the tri or quad around $85k. I can agree to that.
This wouldn’t surprise me either.So we are on the same page. The single motor CT was advertised as 15% higher than the cheapest model 3 at the time with similar drive and range configuration. So translating that to their current pricing, the cheapest model 3 is about $48k which would put the single motor CT around $55k and the dual around $65k. With the tri or quad around $85k. I can agree to that.
The model three increased in margin since that time as well. It was only about 20% in 2019. The long-range variant has barely changed price, but the profit on them increased by like $5K. So, more than the price increase.So we are on the same page. The single motor CT was advertised as 15% higher than the cheapest model 3 at the time with similar drive and range configuration. So translating that to their current pricing, the cheapest model 3 is about $48k which would put the single motor CT around $55k and the dual around $65k. With the tri or quad around $85k. I can agree to that.