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Fine print says you have to take delivery by December 31st, 2024, and complete your 100 Uber drives by February 15th, 2025. So, you have to do 100 Uber rides in a minimum of 45 days, if you take delivery on December 31st. The way it is phrased, I don't think you can stack the referral credit on top of this. I think the original $1,000 credit *is* a "referral" credit from Uber, and then you get another $1,000 for doing the 100 trips.
Model 3 and Model Y are the perfect Uber vehicles. Charging at a supercharger after midnight is often very cheap, and keeping the vehicle running will keep average state of charge low, thereby maximizing battery life. The cars are very quiet and are environmentally friendly, of course. Only trick thing is figuring out insurance. Insuring a Tesla is not cheap, and using the car to carry passenger voids most non-commercial insurance.
I’m not an uber driver. Is 100 rides difficulty to do in 45 days? Like, if I were to join uber would doing the rides part time just to get the $2,000 incentive be feasible?
It might be hard if it was just a weekend job. I used to drive but it has been a while. If you were doing it full time 100 rides would go fast.
Maths out to be 2.2 rides a day, so essentially 3. Seems pretty doable depending on how much time someone can commit to it.
2.2 rides still will add up most likely to be 1-2 hours a day on the low side after you factor in random travel times and what not. Still doable but I dont think it is super fast. I take say a 30 min ride to the airport, 30 min ride away from the airport plus say 30 mins drive home.
Depends on the area you live in. I did Uber for a weekend in my old Nissan LEAF back in 2017ish. Wanted to see what the experience was like, and what kind of money could be gotten. Was bored, so I had a go of it. Over the course of the weekend I ended up with probably a good 15-20 rides. The bigger issue is the quality of rider you end up with. I had to pick up a guy who smelled like cigarettes twice, and drive him to a casino. Another time I had to pick up a mother going to the welfare office with her kid, and she didn't have a booster seat, which was its own problems. Another time I had to pick up four guys and bring them to the local pub, but they *reeked* of cheesesteak. There was one ride where I picked up a guy who spoke zero English, trying to confirm that I'd picked up the right person, and we were going to the right place, was tricky. Evidently his wife placed the order in or something. Made me feel uncomfortable. Not unsafe, just uncertain about whether or not what I was doing what I was supposed to be doing. The worst ride I gave was where I'd been summed to a "family bar", and the rider was not outside. I sked around, someone went inside, and they eventually found the guy. Him and his buddy came out, but the guy who'd called the ride was *absolutely* shitfaced. The destination they'd put in was the local strip club. Within a minute of starting the trip the guy was bothering me, and I had a moment where I had to decide if I was going to go to the police station and demand they get out, or if I was going to complete the trip. I opted to complete the trip, but I did it as quickly as possible, since the destination wasn't all that far away. Dude kept trying to talk to me, and I realized that the best approach was to try and be as professional as possible, and stay mobile. Any time he asked questions, or tried to keep the conversation going, I'd give nothing but "Yes sir" or "No sir" responses. I think the trigger was him asking if I believed in God or something, which is a red flag in terms of the type of person you're dealing with. Eventually my "yes/no sir" responses started yielded questions like "Did you serve in the army?", to which I said "No sir", which triggered more questions about my answers and what not. Suffice to say this was the ride that made me opt out of doing rides altogether. I realized quite quickly that it wouldn't take much for someone to vomit in the backseat of my car, or vandalize it, and I had no interest in that. Doing the 100 rides makes it *tempting*, because you're not just getting $1,000 off the car, but you're going to make money from those rides as well, and it honestly isn't that hard to do, hell if you took delivery today you'd basically have to do just one ride a day till February 15th to get it. That said, after 15-20 rides the amount of money I'd made was *just* under whatever the threshold is to have to report the income on your taxes. Doing 100 rides *will* likely result in you needing to set aside some of those profits, and reporting them on your taxes. When you drive for Uber, they don't take your taxes out for you, so at tax time you end up owing whatever the percentage is for self-employed folks. It's a fair chunk of hassle for the money. If you're already an Uber driver, and used to the logistics, it's not a big deal. If you're doing it for the money, it might be easier to just eat it.
To remove all doubt: *Offer is not stackable with any other Tesla promotions, including Tesla Refer and Earn Program.*
Ah, awesome. I just glanced at some things here and there, glad you were able to put a finger on it.
No worries. For anybody debating: I think the $1,000 Tesla Credit, $1,000 Uber Cash (after 45 ride completion), + whatever earnings/tips you make from said rides is a lot better than *only* $1,000 off from referral code
What if I already placed an order but haven't taken delivery
I suspect if the order has been placed you'd need to cancel and do it again.
Yeahhhhh my city used to have a fleet of Tesla Model 3 taxi cabs and they went out of business. Though I don’t know all the underlying details of what happened, I did chat with some of the folks close to the company. They said that a combined high cost to insure along with high cost to repair had resulted in the company’s resulting insolvency. I feel really bad for everyone who purchased those cars - auctioned off right when vehicle values were skyrocketing, near $30k for a 2-3 year old dual motor Model 3 with 100k miles and a rental history? Sheesh.
Agreed.
Oh yes cost to repair is also a big piece of the puzzle. Things are much better now than a couple of years ago, with parts being much more widely available. When I needed to replace a headlight recently, I just drove to a nearby car part warehouse, purchased a used unit for 1/5 the official Tesla price, and got an auto shop to do the replacement for me for $200, all within a day. 2-3 years ago was literally the worst time to buy a Tesla, as Hertz has also learned.
If you did 2 rides a day on the way home from work with a destination filter it’s pretty easy depending on your commute and city
> after 15-20 rides the amount of money I'd made was just under whatever the threshold is to have to report the income on your taxes To be clear, there's no threshold for you needing to report the income on your taxes. You are always supposed to report it. There *is* a threshold for Uber needing to report it, so when you're under that limit, it's easier to get away with tax evasion, but it's still tax evasion.
Get a Toyota hybrids they must better mileage
I have no regrets
Yet
To be clear, I reviewed this site here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/check-if-you-need-to-file-a-tax-return, which says you file a return if you make over $400 self-employed, which I perceived the Uber money as that, and I was under that amount. If they come after me for >$400 in taxes, then so be it. I'd like to think there are bigger tax issues out there to be concerned about.
I’ve done 78 in 19 hours this week but I’m in a dense city and know where to get a bunch of short rides.
They were doing this a couple months back but you had to place the order using their special Uber link. I was pissed that I was so excited to place my order that I forgot to use the link and wasn’t eligible for the $1000 :/
Do you not have any other income? If your only source of income is the $400 from Uber, then you're not committing tax evasion, because you wouldn't have to pay tax (though it's still probably a good idea to file anyway). If you're filing taxes including other sources of income, and omitting your Uber income, then that's tax evasion.
New car that will depreciate as soon as you sign your name then depreciate even more running it to the ground doing uber. Also people pretty much destroying your interior. No credit is big enough to make me buy a car for that reason
No thank you… I don’t want my car to angry drunks
Do insurance policies still have different rates/policies for rideshares? That could be a factor too.
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I’ve seen some drivers do 115+ rides in a week, multiple weeks in a row. They’re most likely doing 12 hour days 5-7 days a week though. This is in CA, where I live, they’re most likely going to the Bay Area to get these rides. LA/San Diego has a ton of rides if they’re down south. I heard Santa Cruz/Monterey is great, too. Even Chico/Redding.
I’ve seen plenty of full-time Uber drivers go out and buy a brand new Tesla. These cars only qualify for UberX and Uber Comfort/Comfort Electric rides. I don’t think they’re making this deal as a way to get people to work for Uber to save some money. It’s for the full-time Uber drivers, of which there are a LOT, especially in California.
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Well, keep in mind I did that with a Nissan LEAF, so it was basically two days of effort with *a lot* of recharging the car, since its range was limited to 100mi. And I have a medical condition that makes me have to pee every 30-60 minutes. It was a remarkably unpleasasnt weekend.
Don't fall for it. Uber will destroy your car. Most passengers are rude and inconsiderate. Your car will smell like junk and the interior will wear out significantly faster. The amount of depreciation alone will be much more than whatever bullshit "bonus" or "credit" that they give to you.
Rental car energy, but I guess rental car companies aren’t buying teslas
If you download an app called Stride and track your milage and your income. Every mile is .67 cents off your earnings for tax purposes. The app is free and tracks it for you. You end up not making much on paper so your taxes are minimum.
This is why Uber eats is good constantly in restaurants with bathrooms.
Yes. If you don't have the ride share rider your personal insurance won't cover you if you are doing Uber. That was why I always did eats. No way for insurance to see if you were on or not.
Uber will also give you $1,000 back after 100 rides when you buy a used Tesla Model Y or 3 through a dealer off of TrueCar or AutoNation. ( No Tesla $1,000 off course) I'm finding both sites have exorbitant dealer fees stacked on which would take more than the $1000 Uber gives. God forbid you find a used Tesla at $25K or lower, somehow the dealer fees take it back to $24,900. I'm curious why Uber won't give you that same $1,000 after 100 rides if you buy a used Tesla Y or 3 directly from Tesla, Hertz, your local dealer, or even private party. Mostly trying to avoid places that stack on unnecessary fees.
Dealer fees are how the dealers make money Tesla can sell cheaper by being direct
So this bonus only works if I purchase a new Tesla and not by renting one right?
Correct
Alrighty. Thanks for responding.
So so far I received my $1000 in Tesla credits in the app and I just crossed 50 trips. Will report back once I hit 100 trips and the other $1000 as bonus pay. I’m a bit nervous considering neither the Tesla credits nor this $1000 bonus show anywhere besides the checkout page. I was nervous to get the $1000 credits but that happened instantaneously when I accepted delivery. It was pretty sweet actually.
The fine print also neglects to inform whether or not the promotion through uber covers your credit score or not for financing the tesla
Do you know if you can still get the promotion $ if you lease vs buy a Tesla ?
I would simply read the terms and conditions for the program.
I did lol it doesn’t specifically say
So I completed my 100, and 101th for good measure, trip last night. Waiting on now for computer systems now to update so I can get my $1000 bonus. This promo did not show up bonus anywhere, but I did get the $1000 Tesla credits so I know it took to some degree. No other words mentioned about bonus outside of initial purchase process on tesla website. Kinda sketchy. If goes through, I did 525 miles, 31 hours of labor, and $50.8 Gross Income/Hour after earnings plus tips plus $1000 bonus. Not bad. I would not do it for any less.
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See message right above… if you got the Tesla credits at delivery then it should be linked successfully. Simply complete the 100 trips wait a week or two and it will hit
I completed 100 trips but I still don’t get $1,000 from Uber. I got Tesla $1,000 credit but not from Uber. I delivered new Model Y on December 4, 2024 and completed 100 trips on December 20,2024. Uber support team is suck. Don’t know what’s going on
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That’s true. I don’t know what to do
Did you received the $1000 from Uber for completing 100 trips yet? I just completed 100 trips and haven't receive the $1000.
I haven’t receive. Passed 30 days already. Uber support told me to wait until the end of January. I’m not sure. Uber support sucks btw
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Completed on Dec 22. Recieved 1st of Jan. I would suggest doing like 2 or 3 extra in case for whatever reason a couple didn’t qualify.
I took delivery before the end of the year and gave more than 100 trips and havnt recieved my promised 1K from uber yet. Its been about 2 week so far. So I contacted support and got the bs response of you need to wait 30 days to get money from true car offer (which this isnt a true car offer. Anyways... Ive been doing uber for a while and I knew to take screenshots bc with how uber acts, its going to be a uphill battle to get your money out them. Here are the screenshots for whoever needs them [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1198UoHMkaZac-uaBOCwoOQgjAG9trOuL?usp=drive\_link](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1198UoHMkaZac-uaBOCwoOQgjAG9trOuL?usp=drive_link)
Hey, I'm in the same boat with you. I did everything they asked for. Their support escalated it 1 month ago. I talked to customer support 14 times, 4 of them are supervisors. No luck. They still say they escalated it. Did you get yours?
Have you gotten yours?
Have you received 1000 from yet? I have finished the rides on Jan 5th. I called more than 30 times. They haven't given my promotion yet.
Have you received 1000 from yet? I have finished the rides on Jan 5th. I called more than 30 times. They haven't given my promotion yet.
Has anyone gotten the promotional incentive of the 1000$ uber cash after finishing 100 trips?? I have never gotten it but received the 1000$ Tesla credit. Uber support team also sucks saying they need a screenshot of the promotion and when I give them the screenshot, they say the promotion changed to 210$ in April, when we completed the 100 trips back in January????? Screenshots of the promotional event: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hk3JzeweOlUFCOAGeg90UAbpb3cgKoKO/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hk3JzeweOlUFCOAGeg90UAbpb3cgKoKO/view?usp=sharing)
I finally received payment last week
no... I didn't receive. I stopped contact them. Uber support team suck. Everytime I contact them no body know what promotion I'm talking about
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