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The problem McNeill discussed was related to 3rd party body shops. Tesla does not do any body work in its repair centers.
by greglindahl 10y ago
The problem McNeill discussed was related to 3rd party body shops. Tesla does not do any body work in its repair centers.
- koreyb 10y agoYep :)
- greglindahl 10y agoI was responding to smogcutter, not you. Your comment about Ford and Deloran was great, so I didn't need to make that point, and I upvoted you for it.
- koreyb 10y agoMy mistake, I read it incorrectly.
- smogcutter 10y agoRight. The point is that soon they'll need a whole lot more of them, and first party repair centers as well. "Sorry, we have trouble with quality control at 3rd party shops" isn't going to cut it for a mass market car. Re: Ford and Delorean, this is not the hill I want to die on. But what I mean is that the batteries, charging stations, etc, all live or die with the cars. If they can successfully create a mass market for consumer EVs, sky's the limit. If not, you can see a future where Detroit eats their lunch and the Model S is a footnote.
- greglindahl 10y agoUh, what fraction of body shops do aluminum? Model 3 is not like Model S/X. And problems at body shops has nothing to do with problems at first party repair centers. I'm happy to agree that the future is uncertain, but you aren't adding much in the way of fact into the discussion.
- JBReefer 10y agoI'm sure a growing number do, now that the most popular vehicle in America is made out of the stuff (F150)
- greglindahl 10y agoOnly a small fraction of the F150 is aluminum, but yes, I'm sure it's a growing number of body shops.