Ello Nowty, apologies in advance for the pedantry that is to follow. In the US, because the sales tax (like VAT) varies from state to state, the prices quoted are usually before 'local and state taxes', so at a guess, I assume Tesla gets most of the referenced $42k minus any federal taxes (no idea if there are any, just trying to be thorough).nowty wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:30 pmAnd also the income to Telsa might not include sales taxes, I paid over £10k in VAT for mine, so they might even be long range versions or a mixture of the two.Mart wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:31 pm If those are SR+ models, then they are about $42k each, so Hertz may be paying full price. I think this is part of Tesla's policy, so that fleet sales don't undermine secondhand values later on, as they can do when large fleets buy volumes at low prices, then those vehicles hammer the sh value when they get auctioned off 3yrs later.
That's one of the reasons why US prices often seem much lower than the UK/Europe, where prices include taxes, and why we often see a $ to £ conversion. EG a $42k US price, after shipping, import taxes and VAT will be closer to £42k eg $42k, plus $1k shipping, then x 1.1 (10% import tax), then times 1.2 (20% VAT), then divide by 1.38 exchange rate = £41k. [China import rate into Europe on cars is 3% I think.]
....................... God I'm boring!
