Re:Tesla Q3 2021 Earnings
by diebeforei485 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @06:19PM
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I don't think they are all that competitive when it comes to insuring electric cars.
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Re:Tesla Q3 2021 Earnings
by missedthecue on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @06:39PM
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Teslas at least are very expensive to repair. Despite the high premiums, they may be competitively priced.
Re:Tesla Q3 2021 Earnings
by diebeforei485 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @07:34PM
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I suppose time will tell. If Tesla's insurance product becomes popular (in states/jurisdictions where it's offered), that would imply that big insurance companies are not pricing competitively.
Tesla gets to cheat a bit here, in that they don’t have to charge themselves markup on replacement parts for this own cars. So in theory they should always be able to outprice other providers for Teslas.
Re:Tesla Q3 2021 Earnings
by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:57PM
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They also are only marketing to their own customers who generally have much safer lives than the Altima and Town and Country crowd.