I spent yesterday at the Roseville Earth Day. Lots of EVs and EV-ERs present. Everyone was great, lots of interest in EVs ... but the Coda salesperson seemed to have his sales pitch honed around 'Tesla is built for the elite, Coda has built for the masses'. He didn't let up. He didn't care that the Model S was effectively half the price, that Gen III would be even less yet. He was a broken record.
Even the Volt and Leaf owners were annoyed, saying, 'doesn't this guy realize none of us would likely be here without Tesla?'. I took the tactic of 'the more EVs sold, the better the infrastructure, the more EVs that will be sold.' I was amused, but it became wearisome. I hope this isn't Coda's approved sales pitch, but just a car salesman who was off-script.
Even the Volt and Leaf owners were annoyed, saying, 'doesn't this guy realize none of us would likely be here without Tesla?'. I took the tactic of 'the more EVs sold, the better the infrastructure, the more EVs that will be sold.' I was amused, but it became wearisome. I hope this isn't Coda's approved sales pitch, but just a car salesman who was off-script.