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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.
Do Slashdot people believe in the right to repair? Or should Tesla get to do all repairs on Teslas?
Should the government intervene in these transactions? When? Everywhere but Texas? As long as car dealers lose? As long as Tesla can do whatever they want? For people you like but not for people you don't?
Let us know. So far, the principle seems to be that the internet outrage factory will complain about anything, no matter what. Complaining seems to happen for the sake of complaining. And governments should switch from tight regulation to hands-off specifically to benefit a very special cohort that can harness the outrage message for their own personal benefit (but it's wrong, wrong, wrong, when car dealers do the same thing).
The problem is Tesla won't let anyone else work on them or sell parts. That's BS.
"But the government created car dealership lobby in Texas is paying him great money to be their bitch."
FTFY
Look into the history; state governments imposed the dealership regime. This is the system your ancestors created to control the power of corporations in their states.
Regulation has costs. That's an important lesson to learn as you mature and set aside the kneejerk instincts with which you were trained.
No. It is just like building in a tent: a stupid idea that is needed because you need to be "Agile" (a.k.a haven't thought about things completely ahead of time). Tesla is moronic.
magic boxes powered by optimism is not sustainable.
Let's get to the future before we make predictions on future costs without taking inflation and scarcity of materials to build the batteries into account. The price of which has already been skyrocketing.
~ People that think they are better than anyone else for any reason are the cause of all the strife in the world.
A battery, even a big one, isn't a magic box though.
I posted actual links to actual performance. The batteries are lasting longer than 5 years - very few Teslas have needed a battery replacement, and the oldest are hitting 7 years. Given deterioration rates, 10 years isn't a big stretch. Prices are still dropping, making $10k more likely than $20k. Inflation just increases prices for everything, Including wages, it is treading water. Scarcity of materials? Lithium is all over the place, and iron is possible for the anodes. Some of the cost is merely to ramp up production.
A Tesla doesn't actually use rare materials in its drivetrain.
I don't read AC A human right
Let's get to the future before we make predictions on future costs without taking inflation and scarcity of materials to build the batteries into account.
~ People that think they are better than anyone else for any reason are the cause of all the strife in the world.