Tesla Update — 2026-09-13
Tesla News & Deals
Confirmed deals
No verified U.S. offer change since the September 12 update. Tesla’s Current Offers page returned an application error during this run, so yesterday’s directly verified national APR programs—1.99% for up to 72 months on eligible new Model 3 Premium RWD/AWD and Performance vehicles, and 1.49% for up to 72 months on eligible Model Y RWD/AWD and Premium trims (3.99% for Model Y Performance)—should be treated as last verified September 12, not guaranteed today. Those terms required excellent credit and at least 5% down plus taxes and fees and excluded Model 3 RWD, Model Y L Premium, used vehicles and enterprise sales. ZIP 96825 eligibility remains unverified; Tesla’s checkout is final. What changed: nothing reproducibly verified. Confidence: confirmed as of September 12; current availability not re-confirmed today. Tesla Current Offers · Tesla new inventory
Third-party lease cards remain unchanged. CarsDirect’s live ZIP 90245 page still lists Model 3 RWD at $419/month for 36 months, $4,114 due at signing, effective cost $533.28/month; and Model Y RWD at $499/month for 36 months, $4,194 due at signing, effective cost $615.50/month. CarsDirect shows September 30, 2026 expiration. Tesla’s previously published examples used 10,000 miles/year, a $695 acquisition fee, credit approval and $0.25/mile excess mileage; taxes, registration, insurance, maintenance and disposition fees are excluded or undisclosed. These are California-area examples, not proof of Hawaii eligibility. What changed: nothing. Confidence: credibly reported current card terms; verify in Tesla’s ZIP 96825 order flow. CarsDirect Tesla lease cards
Important Tesla news
Tesla set October 1 for the next-generation Roadster unveiling. Tesla’s official X account posted “Go for launch” with the date, and Elon Musk replied, “New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01.” Reuters independently confirmed the announcement on September 12. Owner/buyer impact: this is the first concrete reveal date after repeated delays, but it is an unveiling—not a confirmed production start, delivery schedule, final specification or price. Reservation holders should wait for Tesla’s event disclosures rather than relying on the legacy 2017 figures still displayed on the Roadster page. Confidence: confirmed for the October 1 unveiling date. Tesla announcement · Tesla Roadster page · Reuters
No new material Tesla IR release or SEC issuer filing appeared. Tesla’s latest IR press release remains the July 22 Q2 results release. The SEC submissions feed shows a September 9 Form 4 and September 8 Form 144, but no new operating filing since yesterday’s brief. Confidence: confirmed. Tesla Investor Relations · Tesla press releases · Tesla SEC submissions
Rumors and early signals
- The Roadster demonstration may feature a non-road-legal, limited-edition version using SpaceX-developed cold-gas thrusters. Reuters attributes that possibility and a potential McGregor, Texas demonstration site to The Information; Tesla’s teaser does not confirm the configuration, venue, road legality, price or production intent. Confidence: unconfirmed/rumor. What would confirm it: Tesla’s October 1 presentation, final specifications, homologation documents and an orderable configuration. Reuters summary of the report
Deal watch
- Offers approaching expiration: CarsDirect continues to label its ZIP 90245 lease cards as expiring September 30. Tesla’s national APR page did not render successfully today; do not assume yesterday’s terms survive checkout unchanged.
- Meaningful inventory discounts: no new ZIP 96825 VIN-specific discount was independently confirmed. Tesla-Info’s U.S. tracker was updated September 12 but did not establish a Hawaii deal; Tesla’s live inventory and final order price remain authoritative.
- Signs a stronger promotion may be approaching: quarter-end is about two weeks away, but no new nationwide incentive was verified. That supports watching inventory—not assuming a better program is imminent.
- Buy now or wait: wait if flexible. The October 1 Roadster event does not affect mainstream Model 3/Y pricing, while the inability to re-confirm Hawaii terms and the approaching quarter-end favor monitoring. Buy now only if Tesla’s ZIP 96825 checkout shows the APR and a compelling VIN price in writing.
Source-access note: Tesla Current Offers, inventory, IR/press, SEC, Reuters, AP, InsideEVs, Electrek, Automotive News, CarsDirect, Leasehackr, Tesla-Info, Teslarati and Not a Tesla App were checked. Tesla Current Offers returned an application error; dynamic inventory did not expose a reliable Hawaii-specific list. Reddit RSS was blocked, and no qualifying fresh item was obtained there.