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The danger in allowing manufacturers to determine how sales are made is they will likely dictate how repair and maintenance is handled. With Tesla, I don't thi
by 300bps 13y ago
The danger in allowing manufacturers to determine how sales are made is they will likely dictate how repair and maintenance is handled.
With Tesla, I don't think it is anywhere near as likely as you seem to. Look at this:
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/people-new-jersey http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/people-new-jersey
Going a step further, I have made it a principle within Tesla that we should never attempt to make servicing a profit center. It does not seem right to me that companies try to make a profit off customers when their product breaks. Overcharging people for unneeded servicing (often not even fixing the original problem) is rampant within the industry and happened to me personally on several occasions when I drove gasoline cars.
Beyond that, with unbelievably fewer moving parts and over-the-air updates, Tesla vehicles require far less servicing. For starters, they don't require regular oil changes.
- mikeash 13y agoRegarding your last paragraph, I believe the only item that requires routine service is the tires.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoAnd wiper blades. The brake pads should go ~100K miles between replacement.
- mikestew 13y agoIf there's a published service schedule, I can't find it. But it's probably safe to guess it's much like the Nissan Leaf. The Tesla probably has a teensy cooling system for the motor (they do get hot). Probably has an in-cabin air filter. Brake fluid, most assuredly. It might have a bit of oil in the thingy that transfers electric motor power to axles, or maybe it doesn't have that thingy. None of which really needs to touched very often. Brake fluid should be changed once a year or so (yeah, neither do I). Same with the in-cabin filter. The rest is a 100K mile service on the Leaf, IIRC.