On 8 Feb 2021 at 11:26, Steves via EV wrote: > I think dealers of all makes are bad at this. We had similar experiences with > Ford.
I can't speak to Asia, but this seems to be one of the big EV differences between the US and western Europe (Italy possibly excepted). In France and UK at least, where I've read the largest number of EV forums, I've never heard of any dealer trying to discourage an EV buyer. Why their attitude would be different from US dealers', I don't know, but from what I can see it's a sale and they'll gladly take it like any other. Late in 2019, I helped with a Renault Zoe purchase in France. The dealer is in a rural town of about 11,000 people, so we're not talking about the big city. They had Zoes in stock - not hidden away, but on the lot right in front of the showroom, next to the Clios and Kapturs also on offer. We made it clear we were there for a Zoe, and got no pressure at all toward anything else. It probably helped that Renault, and presumably the dealer, makes about as much profit on the Zoe as on its ICEV cousin the Clio. The salesman seemed to know the Zoe reasonably well, but apologized that he didn't know all the differences between the 2019 and 2020 models because his Renault training on the then-brand-new model was set for the following week. Even with the language barrier, it was actually one of the less stressful auto-shopping experiences I've been part of. So I think that's another reason, besides serious efforts from governments, that EV sales are growing more rapidly in Europe than here. The dealers stock them and sell them the way they do any other vehicle. What a pity that the traditional US auto dealers are so terrified of change. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals, and lets us get straight to the business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation. -- Johnny Hart = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
