Tesla sells 200,000th car, starting phaseout of federal tax credits

2018 Tesla Model S and 2018 Tesla Model XTesla's vehicle purchase incentives web page on Thursday morning reported that the wind-down of incentives for buyers of its cars has begun. The change was first noted and reported by Jalopnik. Following the change, Tesla buyers will only be eligible to receive the full $7,500 federal tax credit until Dec. 31. After that, the credits will halve...