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Per Inside EVs, Cybertruck owners are now allowed by Tesla to trade in their cars for the first time since they hit the market – but they’ll incur a heavy hit in the process.

CarGurus recently showed depreciation rates of up to 45%. Meanwhile, Business Insider talked this past week with two owners who shared firsthand what value Tesla has assigned their Cybertruck. One owner, who bought a $100,000 AWD 2024 model and accumulated 19,623 miles, received a quote for $63,100 (a 37% depreciation); the other purchased a top-of-the-line $127,000 Cyberbeast last September and was shown a quote for $78,200, which would amount to a 38% loss after eight months.

Tesla initially banned owners from reselling the vehicle – a policy typically used to prevent scalping of high-demand vehicles and to maintain brand control. In Tesla’s case, it may also have delayed a wave of trade-ins or resales from owners facing a backlash owing to Elon Musk’s high profile in the Trump administration or frustrated with ongoing quality control issues, which have included runaway gas pedals and falling trim pieces.

Worth noting: trade-in figures are typically lower than private-party sales, and EVs as a category depreciate fast. According to Wired, some brands can lose up to 50% in year one.

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[-] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago

Maybe people just assumed it was crash tested, just like any other car that is allowed to be sold? I mean I wouldn't ask if the wheels are included either.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

Well, it's not allowed to be sold in countries that have a requirement for crash tests in their laws (and in particular for not obliterating pedestrians in those crash tests)...

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Many countries require cars not have sharp edges that kill people. Elon insists on it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

For a fee, Trump will executive order those requirements away.

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