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Re:Tesla will close most of its stores and only sell cars on... by ypzhang2 on Thursday February 28, 2019 @06:36PM (#19276520)
That artificially limits the potential reachable market though. Like a comment above says, if you don't have the retail presence, for people who want to test drive before they buy, they just won't have it on their list of options to consider. Feel's like they have to create some way for test drives to happen.
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Re:Tesla will close most of its stores and only sell cars on... by Zanni on Thursday February 28, 2019 @07:08PM (#19276758)
I'm not saying it's ideal. But there's a population of folks for whom Tesla is definitely on their radar, regardless of their retail presence. I live in Hawaii, and I've been following Tesla since the original Roadster. If I could have purchased one with a money-back guarantee, I would have. The real stumbling block for me was that there was no service center on Hawaii at the time. I still wouldn't recommend buying a Tesla if there isn't a service center nearby.
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Re:Tesla will close most of its stores and only sell cars on... by aaomidi on Thursday February 28, 2019 @07:08PM (#19276750)
People who will even consider an EV will probably know Tesla and at this point know someone who owns one.

I think this is a smart idea. They can focus this money on creating more superchargers. That sells a lot more than a 20 minute test drive.

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