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Old 03-18-2014, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BeamOn View Post
My intuition says that Tesla will only attract buyers in metropolitan areas. This from Forbes:
"Upstart automaker Tesla Motors TSLA +1.27% won’t sell as many cars this year as Chevrolet sells in 3 days, but its early success with the all-electric Model S sedan is already keeping the competition up at night." (2013)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogo...e-competition/

So I don't see them needing more than say twenty sales/service centers for now. 100,000 units are projected for 2016.
Right. At the moment, the price of the vehicles will keep the sales and service centers located near affluent areas. In time all of that could change with increased volume.

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