Tesla cut the price of some Model 3 and Model Y versions in the U.S. after the company reported third-quarter deliveries that missed market expectations.

The starting price for the Model 3 is listed at $38,990 on Tesla’s website, down from $40,240 previously. The long range Model 3 fell from $47,240 to $45,990. And the Model 3 Performance fell to $50,990 from $53,240.

Tesla’s Model Y Performance sports utility vehicle now starts at $52,490, down from a previous price of $54,490.

Beginning at the end of last year, Tesla began cutting the prices of its cars across the world in a bid to stoke demand amid concerns over slowing consumer spending in markets like the U.S. and China and as competition in the electric vehicle space ramped up.

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      Knowing he can swoop into Tesla and start making decisions that over rule the experts that work there like he did at twitter should scare people who can’t afford to just buy another EV if it happens to Tesla.

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        “If” it happens to Tesla? Pretty sure the over promising if FSD and the poor build quality have always been Tesla things driven by Musk. Once competition gears up I really hope Tesla improves. It’s actually a fun car to drive just make sure you get one that was built properly and don’t bother with FSD.

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          Look at twitter though, I’m not convinced Tesla cant get much much worse and I think its directly related to how much time Musk spends doing his job there.

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            The difference is Twitter is a private company, and Tesla is public. Meaning he is free to run Twitter into the ground because at the end of the day, it’s his to do as he pleases. But with Tesla, he has to ultimately answer to the share holders, if he starts running amok of the company, they can vote to give him the boot and he can’t really do anything about it.

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      There are quality issues but the success of Tesla was mostly due to the hype created by Elon, now that most of the people that care the most about the environment dislike Elon of course their sales drop

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        The success was because for a solid 5 years, the Model 3/Y were the only widely available long range EVs.

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        The people that care the most about the environment aren’t buying electric cars at all. That’s not the solution.

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          For most of us that’s the best solution we can do. I’ve already cut out all the waste I can, I grow my own vegetables, I’m getting rain barrels and compost for my garden, I tried to get solar but the cost was too prohibitive here, I have shopped non-plastic alternatives everywhere i can, I limit travel as much as I’m allowed, but I need to drive to work like most Americans. My government will not be expanding public transit, there’s no interest at the federal or state levels and my local level just throws up racist dogwhistles about crime spreading if they add trains or buses every time the public petitions for it.

          An electric car is the best I can do, I won’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

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          In the US we live where options other than cars simply aren’t subsidized or funded meaningfully for transit. This means yeah people who have to survive are going to be buying cars if they need them.

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            Keeping one’s existing car if less than 20 years old, or buying a used efficient hybrid or used electric would both go further than buying a brand new electric. The typical capitalism throwaway wasteful lifestyle of the last century isn’t going to stop climate change, even if it has a cute green leaf icon on the dashboard.

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          You’re letting perfection be the enemy of good. There will never be a perfect solution, especially for the end consumer.

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          Let me guess: nuclear and next gen thorium reactors. lol.

          2010 called. They want their power utility talking points back.

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      I was drawn to them when they were new and different and it seemed like some of the problems were just growing pains. Now it seems like Tesla started as a great idea and quickly got steamrolled into a clown show like everything else Elon touches. At one point I wanted a model 3 but now I’d rather have a gas electric hybrid like a Prius or something and an ebike or scooter.

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      People here act like he murdered babies and reimplemented slavery. dude just says some stupid shit on twitter, a platform he overpaid for. y’all should be happy he’s pushing people to alternative social media platforms.

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        I think you’re minimizing the damage he is causing with his platform. He is saying and, allowing to be said, the quiet parts out loud representing the worst parts of humanity and, because it’s his platform literally, no one can stop him.

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          Can you point to some of the things he said that are particular egregious? And please don’t deflect onto another topic if possible

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              That’s a neat trick to get out of backing up your statement. You said he’s saying the quiet parts out loud, I’m a little baffled on what you are referring to.

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      You mean added ad content that’s not removable or blockable, charging a subscription for no new features, and blocking users he doesn’t like.

      Yeah I’m not buying a car from a megalomaniac that might flip the switch for Tesla over 6 months to become his new biggest ad/subscription machine.