--- description: With a number of cars coming off lease, Tesla is looking to sell the used cars online title: You Can Buy a Used Tesla Online Now image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83b97e5db05306f0/6987ee0106f2c1895e3380a6/461457610-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Buy a Used Tesla Online Now by [Ben Geier / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Ben Geier / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2015 9:05 PM CUT  A Tesla Model S P85D vehicle is displayed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2015. A Tesla Model S P85D vehicle is displayed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2015.Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Ben Geier / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Ben Geier / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2015 9:05 PM CUT Tesla is now looking to sell used versions of its electric cars online, the California company recently announced. Elon Musk’s luxury auto maker is looking to make it easier for people to buy the used Model S sedans as leases come to an end for a big crop of the cars this summer, reports the [Wall Street](http://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-launches-used-car-sales-via-web-1430502587 "undefined")[ _Journal_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-launches-used-car-sales-via-web-1430502587 "undefined"). Tesla is now selling the used cars directly on its website. A new Tesla Model S goes for between $75,000 and $105,000 before tax incentives and gas savings, depending on the battery. Used car prices range from $60,000 to more than $100,000 depending on the car’s mileage and its battery. The first Model S units were sold in the middle of 2012, and leases are generally for three years. Many people have also traded in their Model S for the new all-wheel drive edition, making a greater number of older Model S cars available for re-sale. _This_ [_article_](https://fortune.com/2015/05/01/tesla-used-car/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Fortune.com_](http://www.fortune.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3844124/you-can-buy-a-used-tesla-online-now/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3844124/you-can-buy-a-used-tesla-online-now/"},"headline":"You Can Buy a Used Tesla Online Now","datePublished":"2015-05-01T21:05:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:52:35.642Z","description":"With a number of cars coming off lease, Tesla is looking to sell the used cars online","url":"https://time.com/3844124/you-can-buy-a-used-tesla-online-now/","keywords":["Autos","Companies","Elon Musk","Tesla"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83b97e5db05306f0/6987ee0106f2c1895e3380a6/461457610-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ben Geier / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83b97e5db05306f0/6987ee0106f2c1895e3380a6/461457610-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Tesla Model S P85D vehicle is displayed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2015.","caption":"A Tesla Model S P85D vehicle is displayed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2015.","creditText":"Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3844124/you-can-buy-a-used-tesla-online-now/","name":"You Can Buy a Used Tesla Online Now"}}]}] ```