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- I've never been in a Tesla, but my daughter got an Uber ride in one recently. She said only one thing and it probably sums it all up. She said she felt like she was in the future.
JK 8.1 Van wrote:
F-150 lightning outrageous dealer markups: Ford fires warning shot
In a nutshell. "Lets make a threatening statement to our dealers publicly, it will look good, then do nothing"
GM made almost the same statement publicly over a year ago but there are still a lot of dealers here in OH tacking on $5000 "market adjustments" and the allocations were not touched in any way shape or form.
It's all lip service.valhalla360 wrote:
Lantley wrote:
I take it you've never driven a Tesla?
The super large touch screen, dual motors, full internet intergration are quite innovative.
The innovation started with a different mindset.
They chose to build a car with performance vs. an econmy drive commuter car.
If the lagacy dealers had the same mindset they wre sure keeping it a secret.
Touch screens and internet are not specific to Tesla or to EVs. The legacy manufacturers have had them for quite a while now. Tesla didn't drive these features.
Multiple motors are a simple feature of EVs, nothing particularly innovative about it.
They had to market to the high end virtue signalers because there weren't enough average people who could afford one. As it moves beyond a niche product, they will have to come down and play in the same market as the legacy manufacturers. The real question is can Tesla succeed with direct competition in their niche.
Have you driven a Tesla?
I believe you would have a better grasp on their innovation if you had.
I was not a Tesla fan until I drove one.
After my drive I instantly realized the ICE was obsolete.
We no longer needed pistons,radiators and cranks to propel a hunk of steel down the road. The complexity of the ICE and all the moving parts were simply no longer necessary.
It was also apparent that EV was capable of being more than a 50 MPG commuter car.
As far as price, initially the base model Tesla's were in the 45K range which is not the cheapest car around but I would not say they are priced for the elite only.
Again Tesla approached EV differently than the legacy dealers, they marketed to a different crowd, they built a car with superb performance,they were not trying to build an econo box.
The legacy dealers did not lack know how, funding, or ability.
More than anything they lacked vision. Their version of EV lacked mass appeal.Their version did not turn heads, their version was mundane vs. innovative. Their version did not sell. Tesla changed the game.
Tesla started a real EV revolution that have lead all legacy dealers to proclaim some version of going full throtle EV by the year 203??.- Lol ^.
Can Tesla compete in the future? That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard today….
Literally made the founder the richest man in the world and someone is questioning his ability to make money? (Aka, his ability to keep Tesla relevant…)
That’s like questioning if Amazon or Apple have a solid business plan…
(Sent from my iPhone that I bought on Amazon…lol) Lantley wrote:
I take it you've never driven a Tesla?
The super large touch screen, dual motors, full internet intergration are quite innovative.
The innovation started with a different mindset.
They chose to build a car with performance vs. an econmy drive commuter car.
If the lagacy dealers had the same mindset they wre sure keeping it a secret.
Touch screens and internet are not specific to Tesla or to EVs. The legacy manufacturers have had them for quite a while now. Tesla didn't drive these features.
Multiple motors are a simple feature of EVs, nothing particularly innovative about it.
They had to market to the high end virtue signalers because there weren't enough average people who could afford one. As it moves beyond a niche product, they will have to come down and play in the same market as the legacy manufacturers. The real question is can Tesla succeed with direct competition in their niche.valhalla360 wrote:
Lantley wrote:
I don't see it that way. There were a lot of naysayers who thought serious reliable EV coud not be achieved.
The best the legacy manufactures could could come up with were the Leaf and the Bolt.
Tesla showed that EV could be much more than a small commuter car.
They didn't just talk about it. They changed the face of EV.
Sure there were growing pains, but in the end they raised the bar for EV.
They showed the world that EV was possible, if you were creative and determined. Tesla had nothing holding them back.
They were able to simply think outside the box and run with it.
The rest of the world is now playing catch up.
Who thought they couldn't build a reliable EV?
The basic concept was never in question. They weren't particularly innovative, they just threw lots of money at massive battery banks to give it a decent range. .
I take it you've never driven a Tesla?
The super large touch screen, dual motors, full internet intergration are quite innovative.
The innovation started with a different mindset.
They chose to build a car with performance vs. an econmy drive commuter car.
If the lagacy dealers had the same mindset they wre sure keeping it a secret.Lantley wrote:
I don't see it that way. There were a lot of naysayers who thought serious reliable EV coud not be achieved.
The best the legacy manufactures could could come up with were the Leaf and the Bolt.
Tesla showed that EV could be much more than a small commuter car.
They didn't just talk about it. They changed the face of EV.
Sure there were growing pains, but in the end they raised the bar for EV.
They showed the world that EV was possible, if you were creative and determined. Tesla had nothing holding them back.
They were able to simply think outside the box and run with it.
The rest of the world is now playing catch up.
Who thought they couldn't build a reliable EV?
The basic concept was never in question. They weren't particularly innovative, they just threw lots of money at massive battery banks to give it a decent range. There is nothing the legacy manufacturers don't have the capability of producing. They just had no interest when EVs made up 0.0001% of the market.
The issue was producing an economically viable EV. Without huge govt subsidies & kickbacks, Tesla would have went bankrupt long ago. They are still heavily dependent on them.
Now that the market is growing, the legacy manufacturers are getting into the game and have pretty much caught up with Tesla. Heck, Ford has beat them to market with a pickup.bobsallyh wrote:
I read where Ford may make buyers of the Lightening sign a contract that they cannot sell the vehicle for a year after purchase.
Unless it's already spelled out in the pre-order contract, no way they could enforce it.
