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EVs are great as vehicles. When they are designed simply and efficiently, the way Tesla does, they don’t need much maintenance unless you get in a wreck. But th
by dzink 3y ago
EVs are great as vehicles. When they are designed simply and efficiently, the way Tesla does, they don’t need much maintenance unless you get in a wreck. But they are not good investment assets, which is what Hertz was betting on (likely because at that time they didn’t go down in value, unlike other cars). Their big mistake was not realizing Musk was going for mass-market dominance and undercutting the plethora of bad EVs on the market.
- climateactivist 3y ago[flagged]
- nradov 3y agoTeslas need a lot of maintenance. They are among the least reliable car brands. Just having fewer moving parts isn't sufficient to overcome incompetent engineering and sloppy assembly. https://www.truedelta.com/Tesla/brand-reliability-Tesla https://www.truedelta.com/Tesla/brand-reliability-Tesla
- erupt7893 3y agoI haven't had to take my Tesla in for any maintenance. My VW Golf however needed annual maintenance and taken in to the dealer service center. Completely different experience
- babypuncher 3y agoThat is a sample size of 1
- dzink 3y ago3
- frumper 3y agoThe sample size on that page is something to be looked at. The 2017 model 3 has 6 reports. It also appears to be a self reporting site. Who is logging on to report, nope, I didn't have to fix my car today!