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Texas Lawmakers Want To Stop Tesla From Fixing Its Own Cars (electrek.co)
In Texas the local car dealer lobby has blocked Tesla from selling its cars directly to customers. They're using old laws meant to prevent car manufacturers from competing with their own local dealers -- but Tesla never had any local dealers!
And according to Electrek, it gets worse... Despite this issue, Texans have bought thousands of Tesla vehicles, which the automaker delivers from other states to comply with the law. Tesla has been able to service those vehicles through its own service centers, which are not subject to those same direct-sale rules, but now dealers are even going after Tesla's right to service its cars.
Quartz offers some additional coverage: At issue is a battle over money. Car dealers derive much of their revenue from selling and (especially) servicing vehicles. Tesla's direct-to-customer sales and service stations are a threat to that business model since they cut dealers out of the transaction.
And according to Electrek, it gets worse... Despite this issue, Texans have bought thousands of Tesla vehicles, which the automaker delivers from other states to comply with the law. Tesla has been able to service those vehicles through its own service centers, which are not subject to those same direct-sale rules, but now dealers are even going after Tesla's right to service its cars.
Quartz offers some additional coverage: At issue is a battle over money. Car dealers derive much of their revenue from selling and (especially) servicing vehicles. Tesla's direct-to-customer sales and service stations are a threat to that business model since they cut dealers out of the transaction.
The state which prides itself on getting big government out people lives until the people need the power of big government to kill competition.
Did they already get John Deere to open up their software?
Right to repair works both ways. Every mechanic should have a right to work on Teslas if they so choose, but Tesla should also have a right to service their own cars if they choose.
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Right to repair works both ways. Every mechanic should have a right to work on Teslas if they so choose, but Tesla should also have a right to service their own cars if they choose.
If they're lease vehicles, then they're Tesla's cars. If they're sold vehicles, they're not Tesla's cars. Tesla is free to service all of the vehicles they actually own, but if they stand in the way of other people repairing the vehicles they've sold and therefore no longer own, then they're in the wrong.
All manufacturers of anything which is serviceable should be forced to provide the same materials they use for service to any interested party, for only a reasonable distribution fee. All manufacturers of anything which is not serviceable (i.e. glued together, and difficult to disassemble without destruction) should be responsible for a long warranty period, and for taking it back for recycling.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Nope. Mobile repair can do all sorts of work, including brakes and suspension. Yes it takes longer without a lift, but the added cost in one employee's time is offset by the reduced overhead from fewer service buildings. It also means fewer loaner cars and happier customers.
Sure, there are some things they can't do, but if they shift 75% of the work to mobile service, then they can handle four times as many cars without increasing the number of service centers. It's the simplest way they can scale their service operations as the number of cars on the road jumps.
Ah-bullshit.
https://service.teslamotors.co...
I don't see the switch being all *that* quick. The big blocker for Tesla, I think, is still charging. I would likely have bought a Tesla already... If I already owned my own house and could have the home charger installed. But alas, I rent right now. Driving to the nearest supercharger every time I need a juice up is in no way practical. And I suspect that there are a great many people who are in a similar situation.
Now, buying a home is on my near-to-mid-term horizon. But then there's the problem that I will *just* have bought a HOUSE. And dropping another $50-100K on a car would be significantly less reasonable... at least until 2021, at the earliest, when 45 could be expunged from the White House and the mortgage and itemized tax deductions, which he gutted, could be restored.
Now... If Tesla were, instead of just superchargers which really only solve the "road trip" problem, to buy one of the major gas station brands and convert it to superchargers chain-wide... I think *THAT* will be the watershed moment that will cause the quick switch of the general masses to electric.
Imagine all the people...
And how many states are enforcing those laws against Tesla? That's the only thing relevant here, and Texas is the only state making noises about blocking not just sales, but repairs.
Texas - as Red and GOP as you can get.... Isn't is interesting that the GOP is constantly screaming how the open market can solve all problems and "Government IS the problem!". Yet, when an new idea threatens any cashflow to the existing oligarchy, the first thing the GOP does is to kill it with "Government IS the Problem" regulation. Hypocritical fuck wads.
That's a complete horse-shit article.
It just waves its hands saying all the states have these laws. My state doesn't. It doesn't explain that in any way.
The reason it is obviously blatant lies is that it gives a category for what laws it is talking about, but then doesn't define who is included in the category. So any state with any law that says anything about that category of situations is included.
It would seem from the wording they use that Tesla wouldn't be allowed to run their own dealships; except that there aren't any details that would let you judge that. And of course that's because they're simply using misleading wording to trick you. To trick you. Not to trick me; I knew they didn't give me details, simply because I didn't find any details. And I don't put any value in their conclusions, only in their arguments. And they didn't make any.