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Originally Posted by Stomachbuzz
You absolutely can compare the Prius to the Tesla. Their only real difference is performance, while their similarities are immense.
The goal behind them is pretty much the same: to bring more energy-efficient vehicles to the forefront. And they both do it through electric propulsion.
The Prius is for nerds, and the Tesla is for rich nerds. That's the only real difference.
The 2nd point you make - about electric cars being far simpler, requiring less parts - is true, but I think you're misrepresenting it a bit. Dealerships, for sure, try to downplay electric vehicles due to lack of repair & maint revenue to be collected later, but I don't think the automakers share this behavior.
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Yes,you can compare them,but they aren't the same. One still requires gasoline,the other one doesn't.It really is that simple. Sure,they are marketing to the (somewhat) same customers,but one company is still in cahoots with "big oil" while the other isn't.
Why wouldn't automakers share in this behavior? There's absolutely no way they want to leave money on the table. here's an article that talks about it.
https://hbr.org/2006/05/winning-in-the-aftermarket
After-sales services are a high-margin business, and they account for a large chunk of corporate profits. According to a 1999 AMR Research report, businesses earn 45% of gross profits from the aftermarket, although it accounts for only 24% of revenues. An Accenture study, for instance, reveals that GM earned relatively more profits from $9 billion in after-sales revenues in 2001 than it did from $150 billion of income from car sales.
Even though the article talks about how some companies feel like aftermarket parts and services are a pain in the ass,There's no way they want to turn their nose up at extra money. That's just the way big (successful) corporations work.