I know that this is pretty unlikely, but I found an article in today's WSJ quite interesting: Christopher Knittel: Californias Auto-Emissions Policy Hits a Tesla Pothole - WSJ.com
According to the article, Tesla gets seven "credits" for each Model S sold in California, and these are worth $5K each, for a total of $35,000. Seems only fair that it should cost California buyers less to buy the car. Apparently, Testa pockets the difference and uses it to achieve profitability, from information I have read elsewhere. Does anyone have any more information or thoughts on this?
According to the article, Tesla gets seven "credits" for each Model S sold in California, and these are worth $5K each, for a total of $35,000. Seems only fair that it should cost California buyers less to buy the car. Apparently, Testa pockets the difference and uses it to achieve profitability, from information I have read elsewhere. Does anyone have any more information or thoughts on this?