Tesla ‘graveyard’ full of hundreds of cars in Arizona is now mysteriously empty

This site in Tempe, Arizona, was once home to hundreds of suspected abandoned Teslas.

The ‘Tesla graveyard’ had a lineup of Model 3, Model S, and Model X examples and they were all brand new.

Now, all the cars have mysteriously disappeared and the lot sits empty.

Theories as to what happened to the cars and why, are running rampant on X.

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Tesla graveyard in Arizona lot is full of mysteries

A user on X who goes by StillKickin discovered the lot with more than 100 Tesla models in Tempe.

They were all brand-new despite their shabby appearances.

He had a theory that could explain why they were all just sitting there, suspecting they were dealership rejects that had some minor issues.

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Tesla Arizona “Graveyard” (Smallish) Found

1219 McClintock Drive, Tempe, AZ

~100 cars, roughly 75-80 3’s and 20-25 mix of S’s and X’s.

Inventory cars. Likely rejects from the nearby delivery center.$TSLA pic.twitter.com/opdoY0RTEA

— StillKickin (@ValueExpected) August 29, 2018

Naturally, any car without issues cannot be sold, so dealerships often store them elsewhere, just like this one did with a huge inventory lot of hundreds of Tesla EVs.

But people in the comments had other theories.

As several users noted, the cars could also have been surplus inventory from nearby dealerships.

That means these cars were in perfect condition and were there just for temporary storage.

Although that’s a plausible explanation, the plot continues to thicken.

The working theories

You see, this Tesla graveyard, unlike most other surplus storage places, was out in the open, leaving the cars exposed to the elements.

This makes you doubt they were being stored for future buyers.

It’s not the first lot discovered with hundreds of Teslas.

There are currently hundreds of EVs gathering dust at this port in Australia.

And then there is America’s largest car graveyard, which is home to 1,500 old classic cars.

Now, for the climax — this Arizona lot has been emptied out as of June 2024.

The X user’s photos were from August 2018, so between then and now, the cars have disappeared.

If you look at satellite and Street View images of the Arizona location on Google Maps, you can see the same lot without a Tesla in sight.

We can only hope they went on to a brighter future.