User-no-relationB to Electric Vehicles@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year agoTesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first yearwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first yearwww.businessinsider.comUser-no-relationB to Electric Vehicles@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareegregori3BlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCar manufacturers do this for highly sought after vehicles to discourage scalpers. Everyone hates it when scalpers buy all the concert tickets than resell them at ridiculous prices. This is an attempt to avoid that situation. Chevy did it with the Corvette recently: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/09/gm-reducing-2023-corvette-z06-ownership-requirement-from-12-to-6-months/ This is just Tesla helping the little guy, just like when they lower prices.
Car manufacturers do this for highly sought after vehicles to discourage scalpers. Everyone hates it when scalpers buy all the concert tickets than resell them at ridiculous prices. This is an attempt to avoid that situation.
Chevy did it with the Corvette recently: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/09/gm-reducing-2023-corvette-z06-ownership-requirement-from-12-to-6-months/
This is just Tesla helping the little guy, just like when they lower prices.