The Tesla Motors Appreciation Thread

What is this nonsense?

http://www.carverse.com/news/new-jersey-bans-tesla-for-being-too-consumer-focused-/

New Jersey Bans Tesla for Being Too Consumer Focused
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

Car shopping was once a very lucrative process, with consumers constantly battling with the profit maximizing nature of car salesmen. Over the course of the last decade, technology has enabled customers to make more informative decisions and negotiations when it comes to a efficient and fair price point. Tesla has taken this notion of a bottom line pricing one step further as they eliminate dealer “networks” out of the equation for their cars, minimizing the price inflation over the cost of production, which in turn creates a much more feasible price point for consumers. While consumers are benefitting greatly from this, seeing as the car already runs a pretty hefty price tag as is, many state legislators have attempted to ban the direct nature of Tesla dealerships, stating that cars must be sold through a distributor, as seen in the latest case in New Jersey.

After a hearing earlier on this week, New Jersey is amongst the first of many states that have created a clause requiring car dealerships to not only participate in a distributor network, but also they must be at a minimum of 1,000 square feet in size and also have an on-site service center. As Teslas require much less physical maintenance than the average gasoline powered car, many of the brand’s dealerships are situated in strip malls which align more closely with a boutique than an actual car dealership. Tesla’s unconventional delearships have proven to be successful for the brand though, seeing as many of the problems in the car are actually software based, meaning that they can, and often are fixed remotely, negating the need for a physical repair center at every single Tesla dealership.

Tesla, as a brand, has shown the world that electric and efficient cars can be sexy. Their great strides in engineering technologically advanced cars have paved the way for development of the next thing that will hopefully set out to replace the gasoline engine, which is the center of pollution and subject to high gas prices; two things that are seen as promising to both the economy and the overall health of our communities.

As Tesla has conquered so much in the field of innovation, it seems quite strange as to why these states are fighting extremely hard to put red tape on the brand’s expanding nature. As of right now, Tesla sales are currently banned in Arizona, Colorado, Virginia and Texas, with dealers still unsuccessfully fighting for the ban of electric car sales in many other states. With the impressive sales numbers that Tesla has boasted, we can only hope to see that these states will come to their senses and allow the innovative company back onto their roads as the industry makes a general shift towards electric. Let us know down below what you guys think of this controversy behind ban of the beloved electric brand.
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Elon Musk out here with the yoppa

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/3/1...sey-governor-of-backroom-dealing-in-tesla-ban

Coming days after Tesla was effectively banned from selling cars directly to customers in New Jersey, CEO Elon Musk personally penned a post on the Tesla blog expressing his disappointment with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's ruling. Musk is pissed; in calling New Jersey governor Chris Christie out for allowing the car lobby to cut a "backroom deal" to ban Tesla stores, he also accuses the NJMVC of essentially extorting consumers and barring them from democratically selecting how they want to purchase their cars.

In the course of the screed, Musk states that the laws already on the books originally designed to protect car dealers from powerful auto manufacturers are now being "twisted to an unjust purpose." Dealers currently wield considerable clout, and are able to influence policymakers to pass proposals like PRN 2013-138 that force car makers to sell under their auspices and prevent choice. Electric cars, in Musk's view, are a harder sell for dealerships, where selling traditional, more familiar cars are easier and ensure a bigger payoff in terms of repairs over the life of the car. Just ask Fisker: even though the Karma was a dud from even before its launch, being hamstrung by dealers cannot have helped the recently-shuttered company's overall prospects. Now the same can happen to Tesla, even though the Model S earned top marks at Consumer Reports last year.

"GOV. CHRISTIE HAS A BRIDGE CLOSURE HE WANTS TO SELL YOU!"
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The government doesn't want people to buy electric vehicles and wants them to continue to spend their money on gas. :smh:
 
yanky said:
The government doesn't want people to buy electric vehicles and wants them to continue to spend their money on gas.
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Incorrect. Corporations who have bought our congressman and state representatives don't want people to buy electric vehicles.
 
Don Adidada said:
Incorrect. Corporations who have bought our congressman and state representatives don't want people to buy electric vehicles.
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Repair shops are salty too cause there's no oil to change. Almost everything can be done over the air through firmware updates. Speaking of which, I haven't eem updated mine yet.
 
Executive76 said:
This is the same issue Telsa is running into with opening that battery factory in Texas/Arizona etc
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Really?

If anything I thought this would make state governors and other politicians happy since they're going to be providing employment for like 3k+ people.
 
wonder how a model would do in a place that has harsh winters?

specially since cold temps can be such battery killers...
 
I want Tesla to do good. Even if It means Partnering with Ford or GM. I just need to see more chargers throughout the country with fast charging and lower price points.
 
Milestailsprowe said:
I want Tesla to do good. Even if It means Partnering with Ford or GM. I just need to see more chargers throughout the country with fast charging and lower price points.
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Depending on what battery pack you buy, the tesla superchargers are free. There's also charge point chargers which some are free and others which dont cost a lot to use.

If you purchase an electric vehicle you should be charging at home anyways like how you charge your phone at night. After midnight its considered the off peak hours so you have lower kW rates.
 
Frank Mucus said:
Depending on what battery pack you buy, the tesla superchargers are free. There's also charge point chargers which some are free and others which dont cost a lot to use.

If you purchase an electric vehicle you should be charging at home anyways like how you charge your phone at night. After midnight its considered the off peak hours so you have lower kW rates.
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charging from home isn't good enough. I honestly want gas cars to become a thing of the past. Now that electric cars are front stage I would to think they could become the new standard. Now charging from home is cool but then you cant take trips or live in a apartment
 
Frank Mucus said:
Executive76 said:
This is the same issue Telsa is running into with opening that battery factory in Texas/Arizona etc
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Really?

If anything I thought this would make state governors and other politicians happy since they're going to be providing employment for like 3k+ people.
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6500 jobs actually. 5 billion dollar investment...

It's the dealers that are getting in the way...

There are some laws that prevent cars from being sold or serviced by anyone except a auto dealer :lol:
 
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Milestailsprowe said:
charging from home isn't good enough. I honestly want gas cars to become a thing of the past. Now that electric cars are front stage I would to think they could become the new standard. Now charging from home is cool but then you cant take trips or live in a apartment
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You can take trips. Theres people that drove across the country in their teslas. Thats the purpose of the superchargers. They'll charge the battery from empty up to like 90% in less than 45 minutes. Youre not supposed to use those chargers everyday.

You might not see many charging options due to where you live. I know out here in socal there's plenty around almost everywhere you go.

Regarding apartments you can axe management to install the necessary outlet but you'll more likely have to pay for that plus the separate meter. If your at a more upscale place they might already be ready to offer charging.

I live in an apartment btw

Executive76 said:
6500 jobs actually. 5 billion dollar investment...

It's the dealers that are getting in the way...

There are some laws that prevent cars from being sold or serviced by anyone except a auto dealer :lol:
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Did not know that. Repped.
 
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I can see that working only for some buildings with designated parking. The apartment I used to stay at in NY didn't have that so that's a issue kinda. Electric cars are a big work in progress sort of thing
 
Shiiieeet lemme know when they drop them solar panel convertibles 
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Milestailsprowe said:
I can see that working only for some buildings with designated parking. The apartment I used to stay at in NY didn't have that so that's a issue kinda. Electric cars are a big work in progress sort of thing
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True

Niyr said:
Shiiieeet lemme know when they drop them solar panel convertibles :pimp:  
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Not going to happen soon. Fisker had it but it would only charge the 12v battery and even then it's so heavy. It is best to reduce as much weight as possible for the best range which is why teslas have aluminum bodies.
 
so they scrapped the model e or just the name?

I was looking forward to getting the model e but its looking more like the S will do.
 
Saw one of these parked in my neighborhood. Looked like something straight out of Tron.
 
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