Even at these lower prices, Tesla makes more money on their EVs than their competitors. That's part of why the others haven't been able to expand and compete as quickly. Expanding an expensive vehicle becomes a bigger liability as you have less pricing room. GM is only planning to have their first EV profitable year this year, and I'll believe it when I see it.

The Cybertruck is probably another story though, I don't know if that's profitable at the lower than expected sales rate.

Edit: E.g the Bolt everyone loves from GM never made GM money. That's why they didn't sell more. They did learn from it though so it wasn't a total loss for them.

Well either they sell them at a loss or they just let them sit on lots forever.

Tesla would rather recoup some revenue than just scrap all their remaining inventory.

If you can buy a Tesla cheap enough the usable parts, such as batteries and motors, can be moved to a different frame or vehicle. Even an ICE vehicle that you'd like to electrify. It's all just parts.