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Originally Posted by Weather Man
BMW's existing dealer network will help them, but sales have a way to go to catch Tesla. Tesla having to generate a repair station network from scratch will not fly with traditional buyers. Techies and Greenies who had to have EV will tolerate subpar service, regular buyers comparing to ICE experience will not.
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That’s all conjecture.
The point is the issues you pointed out about Hertz aren’t broadly applicable to EVs in general. They are teething issues of them dealing with an upstart automaker versus an established one.
Tesla is able to get away with a less defined dealership network not because buyers don’t care about service quality if they drive an EV. It is due to EVs needing a lot less service so they can make do with less.
On an ICE car you’re servicing them as frequently as every 3 months or 3K miles depending on brand. An EV can easily go 100K miles or more before it needs anything more than tire rotations and brake fluid.
But I get you. Some buyers will really miss their frequent visits to their dealership service department.
They used to view the as stealerships and hated them, but now they can’t wait to visit them again.
