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Any updates on the Experience Centers in LA, NYC and Miami due to open this summer?
LA and Germany (Munich?) this Fall, NY/Miami in 2023- along with SFAny updates on the Experience Centers in LA, NYC and Miami due to open this summer?
Right Oh!LA and Germany (Munich?) this Fall, NY/Miami in 2023- along with SF
You can’t just open them up overnight. During my First Mile test drive, the Rivian rep told me about the red tape and government regulations to have a public automotive showroom in Florida and how they had Rivian employees sitting around doing nothing for months (they helped with deliveries eventually). There are so many regulations that by law he wasn’t even allowed to discuss R1T pricing (only features) because he lacked a license of some sort.Any updates on the Experience Centers in LA, NYC and Miami due to open this summer?
Different states have different requirements and it is an absolute mess. Tesla has spent millions upon millions fighting laws from different states and getting variances where they can. Thankfully, Fisker, Rivian and other start-ups can benefit from the legislation Tesla achieved but there is still a long way to go to get past NADA lobbyist. In California, the Tesla stores can do pretty much what they want; where my parents live in Maryland, they had a Tesla "store", but they could not discuss pricing, purchase process or offer test drives (they were probably skirting the laws by even telling you to go to their website).You can’t just open them up overnight. During my First Mile test drive, the Rivian rep told me about the red tape and government regulations to have a public automotive showroom in Florida and how they had Rivian employees sitting around doing nothing for months (they helped with deliveries eventually). There are so many regulations that by law he wasn’t even allowed to discuss R1T pricing (only features) because he lacked a license of some sort.
Both of us! 🙂🙂Sean over at @Fiskerati posted the SPAC investor presentation from 2020. This was the original footprint. Just noting that Houston was supposed to be #3. I want my experience center!!!
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Thank you. Boy, poor North Dakota, they get the shaft on that map 😢Sean over at @Fiskerati posted the SPAC investor presentation from 2020. This was the original footprint. Just noting that Houston was supposed to be #3. I want my experience center!!!
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Interesting factoid: in 2018 when I was picking up our second Model 3, the Tesla guy told me that the Sugarland area was the highest selling zip code for Tesla outside of California. Guy could have been totally full of it, but that is what he said when they were in the midst of delivery hell. And, you know, 8 million people vs 2 million people.Both of us! 🙂🙂
Looks like we got priority over Austin.
Great locations for Fisker Lounges!Sean over at @Fiskerati posted the SPAC investor presentation from 2020. This was the original footprint. Just noting that Houston was supposed to be #3. I want my experience center!!!
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They will have to plug the gap in Texas sooner than this. It is #2 or #3 market depending on year. With 3 out of 10 most populous US's cities (and 5 of 15 most populous) it will be a core market even if relative EV market share is comparatively smaller than other states.Great locations for Fisker Lounges!
11) Houston, TX (if EV sales Centres are allowed)
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Would love to see Atlanta open up ASAP. Unfortunately, not very high on the list. But at least it is there.Looks like Chicago is my best bet. Atlanta or NY would be my backups.
Thx for clearing this up!five Tesla galleries in Houston and three service centers. We also have a Rivian service/experience/delivery center and a Lucid service center.
That's offer test drives now in the Tesla store that's closest to me. I'm in MD too.Different states have different requirements and it is an absolute mess. Tesla has spent millions upon millions fighting laws from different states and getting variances where they can. Thankfully, Fisker, Rivian and other start-ups can benefit from the legislation Tesla achieved but there is still a long way to go to get past NADA lobbyist. In California, the Tesla stores can do pretty much what they want; where my parents live in Maryland, they had a Tesla "store", but they could not discuss pricing, purchase process or offer test drives (they were probably skirting the laws by even telling you to go to their website).
Nothing in the DC/MD/VA area.Sean over at @Fiskerati posted the SPAC investor presentation from 2020. This was the original footprint. Just noting that Houston was supposed to be #3. I want my experience center!!!
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Good to know, I was at the Bethesda Montgomery Mall (it was also December 2014 when I was there so my information may be a little outdated).That's offer test drives now in the Tesla store that's closest to me. I'm in MD too.
Lol, yup. They did overnight test drives at one point but then COVID hit and it all went down thr drain.Good to know, I was at the Bethesda Montgomery Mall (it was also December 2014 when I was there so my information may be a little outdated).