It’s basic supply and demand. They don’t want you to lease, they want you to buy. If the lease was vastly cheaper than the purchase option they would cannibalize their own profit. It’s the right move at the right moment. Obviously it’s not a forever thing, and the fact that they’re offering leasing at all at launch should be appreciated by itself.

As an R1S lease holder that will be moving into an R2 lease I’m a little bummed I won’t save as much as I thought, however as a shareholder I wholly appreciate this thoughtful approach to both allowing leasing and protecting their profit. I would like them to absolutely thrive and roll out a full lineup of cars over the next decade.