On 12 Jan 2024 at 9:07, Mark E. Hanson via EV wrote: > The real reason is you *can't* drive it for two hours until after training.
That's interesting, and might be another reason that Hertz sees more accidents with Teslas than with other cars. It's hard to drive defensively when you're trying to figure out how to turn the wipers on or signal a left turn. It sounds like your experience buying your Tesla was very different from the one we had with our Renault Zoe. The Zoe is actually pretty much just get in and drive. Except for the radio, which is all run from the touchscreen and quite exasperating, it has mostly normal driving controls. There are knobs and switches for HVAC, in the usual center location. The headlights, turn signals, high beam, and wipers are all on steering column stalks, where you expect them to be. It has a reverse/neutral/forward/forward-extra-regen selector where the gearshift would be in a Clio. There are buttons on the instrument panel for eco mode, door locks, charging port release, and so on. However, the dealer wasn't taking chances. They had a person - not our salesman - whose specific job it was to introduce us to the car. It was nice that she spoke a fair amount of English. She started with an unveiling in the showroom where she led us over to the car, covered with a velvety cloth, and dramatically swept the cloth away. Then she went over all the controls with us, noting things that were different from ICEVs, or new to that model year, such as the electric parking brake (not my heart's joy, but oh well). She warned us about not lifting the car with a floor jack, to avoid damaging the battery. She also popped the hood, showed us where the washer fluid and brake fluid went, and told us not to poke the orange cables. :-) Then she sat in the back seat while we took the car out for the first drive, in case we had any problems or questions. I don't know whether this coaching was Renault policy or that of the specific dealership, but along with the low-pressure sales process, it was easily the most civilized experience I've ever had buying a car, regardless of drive system. I hope that your throw-him-to-the-wolves experience with buying a Tesla isn't the norm for them. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The most British thing I've ever heard: A lady who said "Well I'm sorry but i don't apologise." -- Liz Guterbock = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
