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Old 03-19-2007, 08:44 PM  
Martin3
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Originally Posted by Jace View Post
nope, electric cars need barely any maintenance

that is why the major manufacturers won't make them, they get almost NO money on parts...the auto parts industry is a multi billion dollar a year industry, and if they went all electric it would kill that industry
Not just the manufactures but also the dealers. I use to do some consulting work for a dealer chain here in Houston. Working on the owners comp once I saw a spreadsheet of the monthly income. 65%-70% of their money comes from parts and service, not car sells. And these weren't small hole-in-the-wall dealerships.
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