On 3/10/19 9:40 AM, Mark Abramowitz wrote:
I do think that there are many normal consumers who will want an EV. For some of those, it may be icing on the cake, and not the primary reason for the purchase. And for those normal consumers, for the first time ever, they have CHOICE! Even among the Tesla’s. Do I buy a Tesla 3? A Tesla S? A Chevy Bolt? A Toyota Mirai? So what do people do? They compare them first hand.
At this point in time, the case for buying a Tesla is just overwhelming. They have almost no competition.
Given your own state’s experience that prohibits the stores (and I wasn’t aware of it was done there), I wonder how sales in your state compares to one where there *are* stores.
Perhaps Bruce will want to sus out some sales figures. While not rivaling California, I suspect Texas sales figures are pretty high. Especially considering the lack of incentives that have been offered in California, Colorado, Georgia, and some other states. For several years, Tesla has lobbied hard (and expensively) to get state government to allow direct sales. It is my opinion that Tesla has now taken the attitude: "Screw 'em! We will kill the dealer sales model". And I wish them the best.
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