Originally Posted by
dojj
tesla replace the batteries in their vehicles when they get the newer technology
i spent an hour or so chatting to the guy in the dealership about various things, they also install a fast charger at your home address into the price
not sure about the second hand market for them but as a first time buyer of a new car, they certainly look after you as a customer
ok, so £90k is a lot of money but it's a lot of kit
That's all new car stuff, getting them in to the market, try going in after 5 years having bought in the 2nd hand market and asking if you can have £20k worth of replacement batteries cos you only get 80 miles on a charge now.
TVR cleverly did this for ages, they proped up the replacement market with buying back and upgrading, you took your chimera in for a service and they said "that's £1500 for the service, OR don't pay that, give us £40 per month more and you get a shiny new one", it worked for about 10 yrs then the arse fell out of that market....only just gone up now due to the classic market.
The tesla market can do this with £90k cars and a whole new market to buy market share in whilst it all gets going....it will be fun for a while until you get the £20k or no bids trade in out in the open market, they are predicted to depreciate 25%more than a new Range Rover and I can watch £20 notes vapourise whilst I look at my Rangie...it lost £40k in first 2 yrs of its life!