Year-1 cash
₱663,124
After opex, debt, and tax
Tesla Cybercab · Philippines
Sakay na.Own the fleet.
A small-owner robotaxi model in pesos — landed Cybercab cost, Meralco energy, LTFRB-shaped fares, Tesla network take, and a seven-year cash deck.
- Year-1 cash
- ₱663,124
- Cash-on-cash
- 33.8%
- Payback
- 2 yr 10 mo
- Equity in
- ₱1.96M
The deck
Slide the story until it feels honest
Every control is live. ROI, payback, and cash rebuild as you drag — duty, Tesla take, Meralco, trips, and the loan. Open Seven years for the cash table.
Corridor
Scenario
Fleet
3 Cybercabs
Sized for a small owner — not a Tesla-run city fleet. Dream can size larger.
Acquisition
$25,000
Tesla target under $30k. Default $25,000 FOB.
₱62.5
Spot near ₱62.5 in early September 2026.
0%
EVIDA / TRAIN: BEVs are excise-exempt. Duty 0% is the incentive case; 30% is full MFN.
₱165,000
Per-vehicle wireless pad + install in a Paranaque / Pasay depot.
Revenue
18
Manila traffic caps realized trips. Independent TNVS (no Tesla app) is modeled at 70% of this.
₱255
LTFRB TNVS sedan base ₱65 + distance/time. Default is a typical 8 km Metro Manila hop.
25%
Owner keeps the rest. Independent mode sets take to 0 and cuts demand.
Cost & capital
₱14.78 / kWh
August 2026 typical household all-in ~₱14.78/kWh. Commercial depot may differ.
24%
Deadhead between drop-off and the next rider.
30%
PH auto loans typically start at 20% equity. EV promos at BDO run lower rates.
8.8%
Metrobank 5-yr effective ~10.9%. EV promo closer to 8–9%.
5 years
20%
CREATE regular corporate 20–25%. Slider is applied to accounting profit after depreciation.
Avg trip 8.2 km · 330 days online · energy 0.12 kWh/km in Manila traffic.
Cash-on-cash
33.8%
Year-1 cash / equity in
Payback
2 yr 10 mo
When cumulative cash covers equity
7-yr IRR
39.1%
Including residual at year 7
Landed / car
₱2.18M
MSRP, freight, VAT, duty, stall
Owner revenue
₱3.41M
Bookings after network take
Break-even trips
12.3 paid trips / car / dayto cover year-1 cash, vs 18 modeled
Monthly loan ₱94,675 · equity ₱1.96M · per-car cash ₱221,041
Dream
Size the wish against the cash
Two inputs, both live off the deck — corridor, duty, trips, Tesla take, Meralco, and the loan. Monthly profit is year-1 cash after opex, debt, and tax, divided by twelve.
Each Cybercab clears ₱18,420 / month on this deck · you’re modeling 3 now.
The wish
Target profit a month
How many Cybercabs to clear this every month.
9
Cybercabs
+4Exact need 8.14 cars · modeled cash ₱165,781 / month
- Equity in
- ₱5.89M
- Loan
- ₱13.7M
- Total capex
- ₱19.6M
- Per car / mo
- ₱18,420
The cash
What you can actually buy
Realistic fleet from cash on hand, at the deck’s 30% down payment.
2
Cybercabs
Leftover ₱190,800 after equity · all-cash would buy 0
- Monthly cash
- ₱36,840
- Equity used
- ₱1.31M
- Loan
- ₱3.05M
- Total capex
- ₱4.36M
The gap
You’re 7 cars short of the wish.
₱4.58M more equity — or a smaller target — closes it. Cash as modeled buys 2 and clears ₱36,840 / month.
Cash fleet 2Wish 9
Deck now · 3 cars
Landed in Manila
What one Cybercab actually costs
FOB Tesla price is the headline. The Philippines adds ocean freight, 12% VAT, brokerage, LTO / LTFRB, and a depot stall — duty only if EVIDA incentives do not apply.
Per vehicle capex
₱2.18M
- Cybercab MSRP₱1,562,500
- Freight & insurance₱156,250
- Customs duty₱0
- VAT 12%₱206,250
- Brokerage & port₱55,000
- LTO + LTFRB₱37,000
- Inductive stall₱165,000
Year-1 operating cost
₱1.43M
Energy ₱2/km · 192,268 km including deadhead
- Meralco / charging₱341,007
- Tires, cabin, service₱403,764
- Comprehensive + CTPL₱181,530
- Depot / parking₱306,000
- Turnaround clean₱89,100
- Connectivity₱64,800
- LTO annual₱14,400
- Local business tax₱25,561
Take rate
Tesla keeps 25%
Network fee ₱1.14M on ₱4.54M of bookings.
Official film
The car you would actually buy
Purpose-built robotaxi. No steering wheel, no pedals, two seats, inductive charging. Clips are official Tesla films from the Austin launch and Giga Texas production.
Video: Tesla (@Tesla). Stills: Tesla Cybercab at Berlin 2024, Santana Row, San Francisco (Wikimedia Commons) and Austin launch coverage of the production vehicle.