If you think that electric vehicles – among them being hybrids and solar cars – are faring really well in the market, think again. We’ll help you uncover the secrets behind the undesirability of dealers in selling them, and it might just make a lot of sense.
The thing about dealers not fancying electric vehicles is mainly due to a few factors: the fact that they need more explaining to potential owners and that it requires less maintenance (which would disrupt dealer’s profits). But they’re very environmental-friendly, so that should make it convincing enough to market the car right? Nope, industry insiders think otherwise.
Perhaps the biggest issue for dealers is still this: the low requirement for maintenance. When an electric car is purchased, there is very little need in bringing the car for a service, unlike for gas-powered vehicles, and most dealers don’t like the fact that they have to persuade consumers to have their car serviced. Why? A simple reason due to the possibility that would make owners less inclined to return for service.
Seems like electric vehicles will still have to wait patiently until both sides of the party can accept them whole-heartedly. But we’re very certain it’s going to happen eventually, and that it will be the next “big” thing in the automotive industry.
