As revealed just over a week ago, the Tesla Cybertruck will arrive with all-wheel drive (dual motor) at $79,990, with a Cyberbeast style (three motors) at $99,990. A single-engine with rear-wheel drive. The style is expected to arrive in 2025.
This is where the data posted on the EPA’s tax credits page (and spotted through its partner CarsDirect) gets a little confusing. The Cyberbeast is indexed as eligible for the $7,500 EV tax credit, with an MSRP limit of $80,000.
EPA indicates Tesla Cybertruck qualifies for $7,500 EV tax credit. – 12/2023
Nowhere else in the EPA is there a style that starts well above $80,000 indexed as rated. It’s also unlikely that Tesla will end up dropping the Cyberbeast below $80,000 for deliveries before the end of 2023, which is the EPA’s existing list. Green Car Reports has reached out to the EPA for clarification. Tesla does not respond to press inquiries.
Value is rarely the only thing that doesn’t live up to Tesla’s original promise with a starting value of $39,900. While a diversity of “over 500 miles” was recommended when the Cybertruck concept was revealed in 2019, the production Tesla Cybertruck, which arrived more than 4 years later, goes about 340 miles according to the EPA with all-wheel drive.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
The bright side of this is that through some lean engineering decisions Tesla has managed to get that range from a reported battery capacity of just 123 kwh—more range than the Ford F-150 Lightning from less battery, for instance. On the other hand, getting anything close to the claimed 500 miles means opting for a “range extender” battery that occupies part of the cargo box, enabling up to 470 miles.
It’s no surprise, however, that Cybertruck benefits from the tax credit, which has been revamped with locally sourced U. S. -made electric vehicles.
Tesla Battery Day’s Vertical Integration Overview
As it noted at its Battery Day in 2020, long before Biden’s EV policy, Tesla is striving for batteries and their entire source chain to be components of a localized and vertically incorporated chain of origin. The Cybertruck’s 4,680 cylindrical cells are manufactured in the USA. The Cybertruck is manufactured in Austin.
These models aren’t yet listed by the EPA for efficiency or range ratings, and they might never be until lighter single-motor versions reach the market. Models with a gross vehicle weight rating above 8,500 pounds aren’t required to list those numbers at the time of sale.
However, not all Teslas will qualify for the tax credits. Tesla has reported in the past that the base LFP edition of the Model 3 will not be eligible for credits in 2024. That’s because, at least for now, it’s based on foreign taxes. -Cells formed.
Model 202 Tesla
Last month, the federal government launched the final phase of credit integration, as defined in the Inflation Reduction Act. It eliminates credits for electric cars containing battery parts provided or assembled through a “foreign entity of interest” (including China, Iran). , North Korea and Russia).
According to this text, an exclusion extends to subsidies to corporations that operate and are controlled through corporations founded on interest entities. Therefore, the disqualified models may simply – depending on the interpretation – come with American-made (majority-owned) Volvo and Polestar electric cars. through China’s Geely) and batteries manufactured in Europe through China’s CATL.
In 2025, the standard is expected to be further strengthened to cover critical minerals that originate from or have been processed in a foreign entity of interest. Tesla’s vertical integration and its supply chain deserve to pay off.
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