direct sales Archives – The Green Optimistic

Bob Lutz on Tesla Motors – “It’s Too Expensive to Run the Company”

Benji Jerew — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:04:39 +0000

Given that Bob Lutz has been head honcho for a number of automakers and departments of automakers, I would definitely take some stock in what he says about automakers in general, but I wonder if he’s right about Tesla Motors. In Bob Lutz’ recent article on Road & Track, he asserts that Tesla Motors needs […]

The post Bob Lutz on Tesla Motors – “It’s Too Expensive to Run the Company” appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

“Let Tesla Direct Sales Be,” says Letter to the States

Benji Jerew — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:26:32 +0000

Americans have a love / hate relationship with Tesla direct sales model, but it depends on if you’re a buyer or not. Specifically, it depends on if you are a buyer or an automobile dealership. Most buyers love buying direct from Tesla Motors, whether online or in a Tesla Store, even giving the Tesla Model […]

The post “Let Tesla Direct Sales Be,” says Letter to the States appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Tesla Motors Might be Able to Sell Direct in New Jersey After All

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:15:46 +0000

We’ve been covering the Tesla Motors direct-sales approach in depth, but a big blow came from New Jersey lawmakers in March. Tesla Motors’ direct-sales models has lawmakers, automobile dealers, and even some other automaker, up at arms. In the United States, the only country in which these laws exist at all, automakers are not allowed […]

The post Tesla Motors Might be Able to Sell Direct in New Jersey After All appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

One Tesla, Two Supercharger, Red State, Blue State

Benji Jerew — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:04:36 +0000

Red State, Blue State, indeed. Looking at this map that someone at Mojo Motors put together, you might think this is a political map of the United States, but what this map does is show where you can and cannot buy a Tesla. Tesla Motors’ direct-sales strategy has thrown the ADAs (automobile dealer associations) into […]

The post One Tesla, Two Supercharger, Red State, Blue State appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Dealerships Would Rather Not Sell Electric Vehicles – Consumer Reports

Benji Jerew — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:41:37 +0000

As it turns out, just reading The Green Optimistic makes you better qualified to sell electric vehicle than the average new car dealership sales associate. According to some research done by Consumer Reports, involving some secret shoppers visiting 85 automobile dealers in four states. As we know, mass-market electric vehicles are a relatively new concept, […]

The post Dealerships Would Rather Not Sell Electric Vehicles – Consumer Reports appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

States Competing for Tesla Gigafactory to Build Within Their Borders

Benji Jerew — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:15:44 +0000

Economically speaking, the Tesla Gigafactory promises to be a boon to, not only Tesla Motors, but also to whichever state Tesla Motors ends up building the grand industrial complex. The Tesla Gigafactory’s promised economic benefits, aside from being estimated at some $5 billion to construct and supplying lithium-ion battery packs for some 500,000 electric vehicles […]

The post States Competing for Tesla Gigafactory to Build Within Their Borders appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Addresses New Jersey – Who’s Got Your Back?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:02:46 +0000

After a recent decision to ban the direct-sale of automobiles to consumers in New Jersey, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk published an open letter explaining just what’s what. We’ve been covering Tesla Motors’ success and failure with its direct-sales model for a while now, and it’s pretty easy to see who the automobile dealer associations […]

The post Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Addresses New Jersey – Who’s Got Your Back? appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

“Unexplained Delays” Mar Approval of Tesla Motors Direct Sales in New Jersey

Benji Jerew — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:14:13 +0000

The Tesla Motors direct-sales approach has gathered a lot of criticism across the Nation, not from consumers, but from special-interest groups. Those special-interest groups, of course, are only interested in maintaining the status quo, the monopoly that the automobile dealers have over the products they sell. For the most part, the laws state that automobile […]

The post “Unexplained Delays” Mar Approval of Tesla Motors Direct Sales in New Jersey appeared first on The Green Optimistic.