Car Dealers Complain To DMV About Tesla's Website

cartechboy writes "State and national car dealer groups have been battling Tesla Motors for years, trying to stop them from selling its electric cars directly to buyers. Most of the time, the dealers work behind the scenes to change state laws and and force Tesla to conduct its sales through 'independently-owned third parties' which are... well, car dealers. But in California, Tesla's operations are legal, so that tactic won't work. So dealers there are taking an interesting new tack — complaining to the DMV about Tesla's website."

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[TWiTfan]

As for the battery, from my research the cells should be good for at least 3000 full charge discharge cycles. If I'm extremely conservative in estimating 200 miles of range per charge (I get significantly more) that works out to 600,000 miles.

You honestly believe that you'll get 600,000 miles before having to change your battery pack in a Tesla?

I've got a friend who is the most deluded hippie I've ever met in my life. He's the kind of guy who thinks you could feed the entirety of New York City with just rooftop gardens (organic food only, of course--no GM). He thinks that being a vegan makes your dick bigger (I kid you not). He thinks that you could power the entire world with just a 2-square mile solar plant in Arizona.

And even *he* doesn't think that a Tesla is going to last 600,000 miles on one battery pack.