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Tesla holds a tight grip on its used vehicle market through its certified pre-owned program. As previously reported, it resulted in the Tesla Model S retaining its value better than gas-powered cars in its segment – losing only 28% after 50,000 miles, according to an Autolist report.
Unfortunately for people looking to get a cheap second-hand Tesla, it wasn't the easiest thing to find a good bargain... until now.
The automaker is now listing a lot of new Certified Pre-Owned Model S vehicles for less than $40,000.
While you could sometimes find a used Model S in the $40,000 price range from different resellers or directly from the owners, it was rare to find a used Tesla Model S for that price in Tesla's Certified Pre-Owned program.
Under the program, the vehicles receive a full inspection and a four-year, 50,000 miles limited warranty with 24 hour roadside assistance on top of the remaining years/mileage of their battery and drivetrain warranty.
But now Tesla is introducing a new version of the program for high mileage cars. They added dozens of them to their list and several are just over $30,000
Though one could argue it's just another auto company pushing its wares, there is the impact that having more Tesla cars on the road increases the incentives for building out more charging stations. With more stations, there is less range anxiety, so more people become willing to buy an electric car, and so the positive feedback loop continues. Those the actual numbers in this case are relatively small, consider that Tesla is on the cusp of rolling out the Model 3 in the near future, as well.
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Saturday June 10 2017, @12:18AM (2 children)
U.S. Net Imports of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Thousand Barrels per Day) [eia.gov]
Look at the bottom of the table for the current year:
5,007 3,610 4,174
Or how about this page:
How much petroleum does the United States import and export? [eia.gov]
The USA is a net importer of oil.
You could have looked this up, it would have taken but a minute. But you like to put your own faulty knowledge before actual facts, so you didn't bother, because it might break your world view. It's childish.
As for the fact that a lot of the imports are from British Columbia, it's a worldwide market. Every barrel that Canada exports to the USA is a barrel of oil that cannot be sold to a third country, such as China.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday June 10 2017, @01:16AM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Saturday June 10 2017, @03:18AM
It is a huge drop, and it is IMHO, very good for the USA.
Russia has a huge sovereign wealth fund and has been able to build up its military. However, with low oil prices, due in part to the fact that the USA is importing much less oil, both Saudi Arabia and Russia have been spending through these funds. Putin won't be able to keep his people happy if he doesn't have oil revenues to spend. Similarly, it's not clear to me that Saudi Arabia will actually have enough cash to buy all that military hardware that it is supposed to buy in the recently announced deal.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory