tesla became the operating standard and any EV will be compatible with it. the off brand chargers will go extinct. this would have happened regardless of government policy and in fact has largely already happened.
There are several EVs - such as the Polestar 3 - that don't have a rearview mirror at all - because it's entirely camera based - it has a rearview mirror but it's displaying a stream from the rear camera - there is no actual rear window. There's no actual legal requirement for a rearview mirror - the Cybertruck for example - uses a rearview camera on the screen when the bed cover is closed - because the rear-view mirror isn't useable when the bedcover is closed. This will become more common in the future. Autonomous vehicles don't have any mirrors for example - no rear view mirror - no side view mirrors - such as Waymo vehicles - since there's never a human driving the vehicle. Same with the upcoming Cybercab - no mirrors of any kind. This is the future. In all current Tesla vehicles - the mirrors aren't necessary at all - flip a turn signal on and the image displays on the center screen - and the left or right section of the image has an opaque red bar that flashes when there's anyone in the blind spot - it takes some getting used to - but once you adapt - you realize there's not really any need for the mirrors since the camera streams are better with wider angle views.
What's the deadline before that price is no longer available? Typically there's a date deadline. Bottom line though, the closer we get to end of Q1 - the better the deals will be. Feel free to DM me the details if you want a second set of eyes.
I believe this may vary state by state.
My C8 Corvette has the camera feed projected on to the rear view mirror. Except when I put the top down I lose that camera and flip the mirror to old-Fashioned style.
Yes, Tesla does this - every automaker does this now - it's a checkbox on the pricing page on the Tesla inventory website as to whether you want to include the federal tax credit eligibility or not when looking at available inventory. By default, it's typically enabled when applicable given there are price maximums and other qualifiers that determine whether the vehicle itself is eligible for the federal tax credit. I always turn off the gas savings as I've always felt that is somewhat deceiving when it comes to representing the real out the door price of the vehicle itself.
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Could be, but man they are creating some compelling EV products in China. Kyle Connor recently did a whirlwind Chinese EV tour, testing several models over there. Here's but one of many videos that peeked my interest - Zeekr (owned by Geely) has produced a new LFP battery variant affectionately called the Golden Battery - that can charge from 10-80% in under ten minutes (they actually run a test in the below video), and a full 0-100% charge in roughly 20-22 minutes. Granted, what we don't yet know is longevity with this steep charging curve, but it's impressive in and of itself regardless:
