[pretendgeneer]

Remember, Tesla isn't reluctant to start dealership franchises because of reducing consumer costs. It is 100% due to their aggressive any right to repair stance.

Most places have the laws that require any tools/diagnostics available to dealerships be made available to all. No dealerships, No tools. Tesla do not want you or 3rd party mechanics to fix your Tesla.

[Gibbon1]

I remember a pushback conversation with someone in the auto industry about my belief that electric cars should have a service life twice as long as gasoline cars.

I think the difference of opinion boiled down to they believed manufacturers would be able to eliminate right to repair and thus enforce a 6 year service life on owners.

[nickik]

Another new car company tried the dealership route only to still get the same pushback. Its really not worth doing just to get into another legal battle about if they are doing dealerships correctly.

And Tesla is no longer alone in trying to change these laws, Rivian, Polestar, Lucid are all joining this battle and others are comming. The change is inevitable now. It make no strategic sense to totally switch your strategy for those few stats that are still holding out.