Tesla has quietly dropped a no-resale clause from its standard Cybertruck sales agreement. A new report claims that the company never fully enforced the provision, anyway.
The Tesla Cybertruck is easily the most divisive vehicle in America. An angry brutalist wedge of stainless steel, it attracts eyeballs everywhere it goes. It failed to live up to many of CEO Elon Musk’s promises, falling short of advertised numbers on everything from range to price to towing capacity. But that hasn’t hurt sales.
Some automakers attract sales with quiet dependability. But Tesla does it with controversy. The Cybertruck has been the best-selling vehicle in America priced over $100,000 for the last two months.
When Tesla first released the rolling refrigerator, the company had more orders than it could fill. So it introduced an unusual clause to its sales agreement – buyers couldn’t sell the truck used for the first year.
If anyone did, Tesla reserved the right to seize the proceeds or fine the seller $50,000, whichever figure was higher.
Now, though, Cybertrucks have become more common. The first Cybertrucks on American roads will turn one year old in November. The company has largely caught up to its order bank. Buyers can now place an order and receive their truck in under a month.
With the vehicle no longer so rare, Tesla has removed the no-resale clause from its sales contract.
It may never have enforced the threat, anyway. Electrek reports, “The company hasn’t sued anyone over this issue, but we know that Tesla blacklisted some people who sold or tried to sell their early Cybertrucks – preventing them from buying Tesla vehicles again.”
