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Originally Posted by dyna mo
uh oh, this topic is going to make that markpricne guy flip out big time ,texas and teslas>? hahahaha
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Thanks for thinking of me!
And no it doesn't make me flip out. It is kind of expected from Texas.
Then again I watched the video, and the guy being interviewed seemed to kinda sorta have a point. Maybe what Tesla is doing IS a violation of franchise laws. I've never read them so I don't know. The simple answer might be that big oil has a hand in this, but maybe this time, just maybe, it is against a law. Who knows...
I hope Tesla wins though.
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Originally Posted by Seth Manson
If there are no dealerships then how do you get the car serviced? What about warranty issues?
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There's no dealerships, but there are service centers at their "Galleries". You can go to a Tesla Gallery to see the cars but you don't buy them there because they aren't a "dealership". You only look at new cars and get your current car serviced.
There's already 1 service center here in Montreal (actually, Laval), with actual galleries coming next spring I read.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
that's how they're already sold in texas, there is no ban on them, the title is misleading, in fact they have 2 show rooms in texas already. they show them the cars in the showroom and they buy the car online and it is delivered to them.
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'Zactkly.
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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
I wonder what the Tesla's battery performance is in a typical Canadian winter. What does that 300mi. per charge dwindle to when the thermometer hits -20c?
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at -10 Degrees the batteries deliver 70% power at start up. Built-in battery warmers can be turned on ahead of time to boost this. After driving the batteries automatically warm up bring available power up to 100%. No idea what happens at -20 or -30 though...
Then again, here's an awesome video of a Tesla Roadster in the snow.
The roadster is the smaller sportier car that Tesla had a couple of years ago. This isn't a Model S. I would assume though that the Model S does better.
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Originally Posted by MattO
I see Teslas every fucking day now there are 2 within a mile of me so whatever
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That. is. Freaking. AWESOME!
I've seen 2 Tesla's here in Montreal, along with about 5 Chevy Volt's and 1 Chrome Karma (Fisker?).
I'm test-driving a Tesla on Thursday. Electric is awesome. My Camaro is for sale.