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I'd strongly recommend checking out Rich's youtube channel (0). It's a great mix of humor, geeky details and good tesla-rant every now and then. Rich is curren

by LeonM 8y ago

I'd strongly recommend checking out Rich's youtube channel (0). It's a great mix of humor, geeky details and good tesla-rant every now and then. Rich is currently running a crowdfunding campaign to start his own shop, which I am not to sure about. So far they have invested in wheel balancers and alignment equipment, which has nothing to do with EV's, that's just car maintenance. [0] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfV0_wbjG8KJADuZT2ct4SA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfV0_wbjG8KJADuZT2ct4SA

touristtam 8y ago
I agree: his channel is highly entertaining and quite a an eye opener on the state of the market.
Theodores 8y ago
Particularly the episode where 'Daisy' catches fire. This being some Disney themed car that is made of wood and came with lead acid batteries. The dramatic fire happens after the Tesla batteries go in. Luckily some quick thinking saved the day and no buildings were burned to the ground. Regarding his ambitions for a shop, I think that there is demand for the services of someone who knows the innards of the Tesla and happens to have a lot of spare parts. If a Tesla owner is going to have their car in repair for months and they have the choice of someone else having a look at it, to maybe fix it for less than what Tesla would charge then there is a niche there. The crowdfunding is also about publicity. Sadly banks don't invest in businesses as a general rule, hence the crowdfunding option beckons for many people who should be able to go to the bank with a business plan, borrow the money at today's low interest rates and pay it off. With crowdfunding you have to pay the funders something or be begging on a charitable basis. With the bank it should be a straightforward business proposition. Anyway, I wish Rich the best of success and his willingness to show incidents such as the fire.

by LeonM 8y ago

touristtam 8y ago

I agree: his channel is highly entertaining and quite a an eye opener on the state of the market.

Theodores 8y ago

Particularly the episode where 'Daisy' catches fire. This being some Disney themed car that is made of wood and came with lead acid batteries. The dramatic fire happens after the Tesla batteries go in. Luckily some quick thinking saved the day and no buildings were burned to the ground. Regarding his ambitions for a shop, I think that there is demand for the services of someone who knows the innards of the Tesla and happens to have a lot of spare parts. If a Tesla owner is going to have their car in repair for months and they have the choice of someone else having a look at it, to maybe fix it for less than what Tesla would charge then there is a niche there. The crowdfunding is also about publicity. Sadly banks don't invest in businesses as a general rule, hence the crowdfunding option beckons for many people who should be able to go to the bank with a business plan, borrow the money at today's low interest rates and pay it off. With crowdfunding you have to pay the funders something or be begging on a charitable basis. With the bank it should be a straightforward business proposition. Anyway, I wish Rich the best of success and his willingness to show incidents such as the fire.