Tesla (TSLA) claims the company will begin launching more affordable models in 2025

The Tesla company has been working on affordable models for several years and finally intends to launch them next year.

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Following its most recent earnings results, it sounds like Tesla believes it will be able to launch new, more affordable models of its vehicles by the first half of 2025. Affordable Tesla models have been in the forecast for several years, but Tesla now believes it can get these particular vehicles into production and out the door by what would likely be June 2025 at the latest.

Tesla shared its production for new models and the new affordable models in the Shareholder Deck for its Q3 2024 earnings results. According to Tesla, these models and other new Tesla vehicles are set to launch as it continues to lower the cost of goods sold:

Tesla (TSLA) stock chart as of after-hours trading on October 23, 2024.
Tesla (TSLA) stock was up in after-hours trading on the back of the Q3 2024 earnings results.

If Tesla manages to meet its 2025 forecast, then it would actually be in line with its previous expectations set back in January 2024. Under the codename of “Redwood” at the time, Tesla predicted earlier this year that it could get its new affordable vehicles out the door in 2025.

Tesla missed on revenue, but beat on earnings-per-share for Q3 2024. As we watch to see if it can actually get its promised new vehicles out the door, stay tuned for more Tesla coverage and financial reporting here at Shacknews.

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      October 23, 2024 2:50 PM

      Given how eager Elon is to promise things far in advance I'd have thought we'd have seen the lower cost models by now if they truly expect them to launch next year. Would have made a must better presentation than the Robotaxi since the cheaper vehicles are what people are looking for.

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      October 23, 2024 2:56 PM

      They dump their CEO and we'll talk.

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        October 23, 2024 6:05 PM

        Seems more likely that he is going to derail the brand further if the election doesn't go his way. He handpicked the board.

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          October 23, 2024 9:48 PM

          Oh, I know it's not likely for exactly that reason. But that's what it'd take for me to even consider it.

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            October 23, 2024 10:07 PM

            He referred to me as a “long-suffering Tesla Roadster reservation holder” on the call today. It’s been 7 years since I bought a car from that asshole for $250k and he is just laughing about not delivering it in 2024. I am definitely not buying another Tesla until the company drastically changes its leadership and also how it treats employees and customers.

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              October 23, 2024 10:15 PM

              "We’re close to finalizing the design on that, it’s truly gonna be something spectacular. Y’know, a friend of mine, Peter Thiel – y’know and sometimes people think that Peter Thiel and I are rivals, we’re really good friends – but you know Peter was lamenting on how the future doesn’t have flying cars. Well, we’ll see."

              god he is insufferable

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              October 24, 2024 11:27 AM

              Did you really pay that much upfront??

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        October 24, 2024 11:21 AM

        They dump their stupid touch screen and put buttons and dials everywhere, then we'll talk.

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      October 23, 2024 3:47 PM

      The govt incentives in some states are nuts. Colorado gives you like 24k off a new ev.

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        October 23, 2024 3:50 PM

        Where? We got 7500 from fed and 7500 from state last year in CO IIRC.

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          October 23, 2024 4:05 PM

          Just saw this one.

          https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModelY/s/m1b4xJYijB

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            October 23, 2024 4:22 PM

            Ah that’s pretty sweet. I’d have to check to see what the legitimacy of that is. Last I looked the Xcel rebates were all income limited and the limits were very low. Like so low that almost no one making that kind of income would even remotely be considering a brand new EV.

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              October 23, 2024 4:24 PM

              Ah yeah I looked at VXC too and it’s also income limited. The income limits there are pretty restrictive as well unless you live in an extremely affluent area.

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                October 23, 2024 4:31 PM

                Do those work similar to federal rebate if you lease it? I don't qualify for federal but with my lease Tesla claims the 7500 and passed it along to me at purchase. That plus free FSD xfer and 1k off for referring a friend (dunno how I got the referral credit too but it appeared on invoice) got me 16.5k off a Y.

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                  October 23, 2024 4:41 PM

                  I think some things changed this year with lease stuff, haven’t really paid attention since we’re not in the market any more

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      October 23, 2024 4:35 PM

      Don't care. Would never buy one.

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      October 23, 2024 6:38 PM

      Even LOWER build quality?!?!? Wow!

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        October 23, 2024 10:12 PM

        with an even shoddier exterior, expect your decapitation at the hands of full self driving to happen 20% faster

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