Tesla apparently won’t sue Cybertruck buyers for reselling the vehicle within the first year of purchase. The company’s newly updated sales contract, which included the controversial clause last week, has now been removed, according to Electrek, which first spotted the change.
The previous version of the agreement stated that Tesla “may seek injunctive relief to prevent the transfer of title to the Vehicle” if buyers violate the resale clause, or it “may seek liquidated damages from you in the amount of $50,000 or the value received as consideration for the sale or transfer, whichever is greater,
whichever is greater”. Buyers who try to flip their Cybertrucks could also be banned from buying Tesla vehicles in the future, according to the previous agreement. It was also unclear how long Tesla would enforce the clause.
Electrek noted that such clauses have been used before by other car companies, such as Ferrari, Ford and Porsche, to prevent resellers from scalping rare or expensive cars. But the Cybertruck, whose first deliveries are due towards the end of this month, is to be a mass-produced vehicle, with Tesla claiming to be able to build around 125,000 of them each year. The company has delayed the Cybertruck several times and won’t start full production until 2024.
