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Which begs the question.. why not? They would sell incredibly well. Things like this continue to make me question how committed these legacy automakers truly ar

Which begs the question.. why not? They would sell incredibly well. Things like this continue to make me question how committed these legacy automakers truly are in regarding to making and selling EVs.

elihu 7y ago
Possibly they're constrained by battery supply, or maybe they don't think they can ramp up production fast enough to supply all markets at once. We'll know they're really committed when they stop making gas/diesel cars (which they've said they're planning to do eventually).
- NotSammyHagar 7y ago
  Of course they are constrained by battery supply as a primary reason. The second reason is EVERY SINGLE EV hurts their dealers, because the maintenance is so much less. No spark plugs, mufflers, less use of brakes because of regen, no tune ups. They can still go wrong but so much is not needed in evs. Dealers make most of their profits from maintenance, and thus - they don't want them.
  - AstralStorm 7y ago
    No, maintenance is generally done by separate auto shops. These do sometimes license the brand to become "authorized" but they definitely have nothing to do with car dealership.
    - NotSammyHagar 7y ago
      Sorry but i disagree, this is widely known. A neutral article says half of dealer profit comes from maintenance. It doesn't matter that a lot of maintenance comes from outside shops. At the dealer, lots of profit comes from maintenance and that's drastically reduced with evs. https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/where-does-the-car-dealer-make-money.html https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/where-does-the-car-dealer... "So where does the majority of a dealership's profit come from? It's not from car sales, at least not directly. It's from the service and parts department, which accounts for the other 49.6% of the dealership's gross profits, according to NADA."

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Which begs the question.. why not? They would sell incredibly well. Things like this continue to make me question how committed these legacy automakers truly ar

by electriclove 7y ago

elihu 7y ago
Possibly they're constrained by battery supply, or maybe they don't think they can ramp up production fast enough to supply all markets at once. We'll know they're really committed when they stop making gas/diesel cars (which they've said they're planning to do eventually).
- NotSammyHagar 7y ago
  Of course they are constrained by battery supply as a primary reason. The second reason is EVERY SINGLE EV hurts their dealers, because the maintenance is so much less. No spark plugs, mufflers, less use of brakes because of regen, no tune ups. They can still go wrong but so much is not needed in evs. Dealers make most of their profits from maintenance, and thus - they don't want them.
  - AstralStorm 7y ago
    No, maintenance is generally done by separate auto shops. These do sometimes license the brand to become "authorized" but they definitely have nothing to do with car dealership.
    - NotSammyHagar 7y ago
      Sorry but i disagree, this is widely known. A neutral article says half of dealer profit comes from maintenance. It doesn't matter that a lot of maintenance comes from outside shops. At the dealer, lots of profit comes from maintenance and that's drastically reduced with evs. https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/where-does-the-car-dealer-make-money.html https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/where-does-the-car-dealer... "So where does the majority of a dealership's profit come from? It's not from car sales, at least not directly. It's from the service and parts department, which accounts for the other 49.6% of the dealership's gross profits, according to NADA."