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Good, you are driving the discussion in the right direction. Maintenance! I almost feel like the husband in the movie Mrs Robertson telling a Dustin that “Plasics” is the thing of the future. The S & X are on an annual/12.5K maintenance plan as opposed to 5K ICE maintenance plans. Elon just put out there a Semi maintenance plan that gave goose bumps to the mechanics. Another job reclassification/retraining program up and coming for ICE mechanics. While Tesla’s maintenance program will grow, it will be marginal compared to the reduction in force (RIF) of ICE maintenance workers.
Next, note that someone here used the word “lie” in discussion of VW. This concep of “fake news” (fN) is not new to VW as a corporation.
Again referencing fN and GM, if I am correct, is losing big bucks on sales right now, but had some recent success with driverless programming, and all of a sudden they are touted as a successful threat against Tesla’s autopilot. I do not use drugs, but that was an inhaled nose fullI have not seen pictures of these GM cars, but if they look anything like the Volvo and Google version with a bunch of crap on the roof of the car then let’s start talking about the ICE fossil fuel consumption. There is where the major automotive industry will make their money/EV tax incentive along with more maintenance. Yes, some are now beginning to slide to the EV side for driverless cars, but aerodynamics are still affected.
I have made fun of Apple and their innovative lack of momentum over the last few years, and I refer to it as lacking iWind. Traditional ICE manufactures in this political environment of lies/fN will do whatever it takes to blind their employees, sales force and the audience/buyers; thus creating an iWind.
Now, what about the little guy on the block? Again taking into account the almost newly enacted tax incentive program. He/she will deal with the tax plan in a survival mode. Humm? Half the cost of fuel for an EV vs ICE car
Todays economy is like watching the novice farmer cut the head off a chicken. Blood and dust flying everywhere as the headless chickens body reacts to the loss. But the cat, Tesla, waits twitching it’s tail eyeing the headless chickens every movement. While the farmer reacts to a call on his cell phone, the cat pounces
Maintenance plays a major factor in the dynamics of decision making of buying a car ~ okay at least for the human race with a brighter light on the human chandelier
My model X has 24,000 miles and all I have paid for is one rotation of the tires ($70), which anyone can do and most do for free. I paid because I had it in with Tesla already and asked them to do it, I wont make that mistake again. I do need new tires though, so if you include conti-silents then it would be closer to $1500 for the first year and 24k miles. Most do not include tires in maintenance.
