Tesla buyers face new uncertainities
Jan 21, 2009 Auto Tech
Tesla Roadster
Tesla has stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversies by telling a number of people who had already placed hefty deposits (as much as $50,000 dollars) for its Roadster and picked their options that their spot in the line was in jeopardy if they didn’t re-option their rides.
The problem is that the buyers who had placed deposits were told that they would need to pay more for the vehicles that they had already ordered and optioned to their liking. The price of a Roadster with the standard feature set has been increased by $6,700.
The cost of the High Performance Charger that allows owners to recharge the batteries in the Roadster in as little as 3.5-hours was increased in price to $3,000 according to Autoblog. The previously stock set of alloy wheels is now a $2,300 upgrade.
Tesla claims that the extra money is necessary to become instantly profitable won’t amuse many owners, who are understandably upset with the extra surcharge, especially after receiving notification that their orders had been locked for production.
Looks like Tesla could not get enough owners to cough up for the Roadster Sport, the faster and more expensive version. It seems that the deal with Daimler for supplying batteries could not cover shortfalls fully as well! So, this is the next best way for them to manage their earnings shortfall.
Source: Autoblog.
Tags: electric cars, EV, Tesla, Tesla Roadster
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