Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range
by noasaservice on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:03PM
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> My perspective is that this simply begs the question, "How does one buy and sell a used Tesla vehicle?"
> And by doing a bit of research, we arrive at the throat of the issue. Tesla is a competing Used Tesla Dealer, this is listed in their 10K as a part of their automotive segment: - https://www.tesla.com/support/ordering-used-tesla
Well, that seems to be the original reason why the older vehicle companies weren't allowed to directly sell, and had to go through dealerships.
But because it is a software company, they break the older rules and the reasons why we had those older rules. And naturally, society memory is measured in days.
> And by doing a bit of research, we arrive at the throat of the issue. Tesla is a competing Used Tesla Dealer, this is listed in their 10K as a part of their automotive segment: - https://www.tesla.com/support/ordering-used-tesla
Well, that seems to be the original reason why the older vehicle companies weren't allowed to directly sell, and had to go through dealerships.
But because it is a software company, they break the older rules and the reasons why we had those older rules. And naturally, society memory is measured in days.
This article covers the whole situation... and why we probably should stick with dealerships? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15352113/why-do-we-keep-b...