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‘Hurting Tesla is stopping Musk’: Protests outside Bay Area showrooms seek to dissuade buyers
(www.sfchronicle.com)
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Tesla and Rivian had special deals to promote EVs.
Lawmakers could change how Teslas, Rivians are sold in WA
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/lawmakers-could-change-how-teslas-rivians-are-sold-in-wa/
I've never once in my life considered car dealerships an institution that does anything at all to "protect consumers".
Yeah. The problem with dealers is that fossil cars need more service, and that's where the dealer makes money. So dealers of legacy brands push fossil cars much harder than EVs.
For a dedicated EV brand, having no dealers is a money grab, since you don't need to have the dealer turn a profit.
Aren't there more people making EVs though? It's not just Tesla and Rivian.
Most of the existing makers make them now, but it's often really hard to get a dealer to actually sell you one.
That makes sense, thanks for explaining it to me. I still think there should be all EV's dealerships then. Choosing 2 is kind of weird.
With how unreliable Tesla cars are I've got doubts