Discuss: The $25K Tesla is Dead, and the Cybercab Killed it [Opinion]

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Tesla’s $25K EV dream is dead, replaced by Cybercab’s autonomous future. Is this a genius pivot or a risky gamble?… Read More

The $25K Tesla is Dead, and the Cybercab Killed it [Opinion]

Tesla’s $25K EV dream is dead, replaced by Cybercab’s autonomous future. Is this a genius pivot or a risky gamble?

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[2024YSATX]

Robo Taxi will not be beneficial for everyone. Only middle class and up will take advantage of it. Say an employee has a 24 mile trip one way to work. The convert to one dollar per hour, doing the math of 24*2 for one day, then 48*5 for 5 days a week 240 then call it 4 weeks a month 960 per month. That is more than a car payment that you can use more than to and from work. Now allowing for people to buy the Robo-Taxi for private use would be a WIN WIN.

 

[Procal]

Robo Taxi will not be beneficial for everyone. Only middle class and up will take advantage of it. Say an employee has a 24 mile trip one way to work. The convert to one dollar per hour, doing the math of 24*2 for one day, then 48*5 for 5 days a week 240 then call it 4 weeks a month 960 per month. That is more than a car payment that you can use more than to and from work. Now allowing for people to buy the Robo-Taxi for private use would be a WIN WIN.

I agree, but maybe we should wait and see. Perhaps they have a plan for a monthly payment where, for example, you pay $100 or $200 a month, and you get a certain number of rides. I think that would be viable for a lot of people, and probably more beneficial than owning a car yourself, since you wouldn't have to worry about depreciation, maintenance, charging, etc.

Ideally, they would make a version of the Cybercab that had normal controls, and you could purchase. However, I think that may be unlikely if they scraped the idea of an affordable model all together.

 

[Rfried4987]

I think the standard Model Y was probably their plan as the affordable Tesla since the idea of a less expensive Tesla was prior to the $7500 rebate being eliminated which would have taken the least expensive model just under 30k. IMO that model hurts the brand a bit anyway if they wanted to have Tesla known as a more premium brand as 3 of their 5 vehicles still sit at or near the 100k mark in top trims.