• april@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I checked the website it’s actually $45k sticker price in the US.

    The $30k price is with the $1k discount mentioned plus the “Include est. incentives of $7,500 and 5-year gas savings of $6,000” check box the Tesla site has.

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        I understand what they’re trying to do - bring attention to total cost of ownership and the price disparity between petrol and electricity. It’s clearly marked and impossible to miss when you’re on the website speccing out a car, so it’s maybe a little initially deceptive, but not scummy imo. But it also leads to screenshots like this…

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          2 months ago

          The proper way would be to lead with the sticker price and follow up with your estimated fuel savings. The other way around is scummy.

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          My friend, if you don’t think that’s scummy then I think you’re a little bit too acclimated to marketing scams.