On 2/27/2013 2:57 PM, damon henry wrote:
But they are dealers. At least with the major car dealers if you
really want one can't you walk in and write them a check and have
them get one for you?
You would think so, wouldn't you? But I *have* walked into our local
dealers, and tried. They don't want to order an EV. They don't want to
train their people on how to service it, or have to stock parts to fix it.
A friend went around to all the Minneapolis area Chevy dealers, and
bought a Volt. They did everything they could to discourage him. They
did have one, but hid it way in the back of the lot, parked in with all
their other cars in front of it so no one could test drive it.
A client I work with wanted to get some EVs as pizza delivery vehicles.
No dealer in the Minneapolis area would sell him any. He finally went to
Chicago, and found a dealer who would get him four Mitsubishi MiEVs,
which he then had to truck to Minneapolis. And of course, they told him
"You're on your own, pal! Service them yourself!"
And, I'm a long way from Minneapolis. Even if I bought one there, none
of these EVs have enough range to drive it home.
Maybe these factory EVs will get here someday... but they haven't yet. :-(
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Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
-- Henry Ford
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Lee A. Hart, http://www.sunrise-ev.com/LeesEVs.htm
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