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  • Blowing up Teslas at a dealership gives both the dealership and Tesla more money,

    It actually doesn’t give them more money, and it’s actually pretty costly if you look at at the situation past a very basic/immediate view of the situation.

    How does Tesla/dealership get money? From insurance claims. Do you think the insurance claim is going to cover 100% of the money the sale would have made, or just inventory value and maybe a bit more for lost revenue? Do you think the insurance company is going to cover list revenue while the inventory is being repurchased and shipped, and any repairs are being made? And if you think they get all of the above, do you really think they’re not going to be paying higher liability premiums?

    as well as makes them have to build another one.

    Which costs them money and time. Both things that can’t be recouped 100%.

    The best way to hurt a company is to fuck with their insurance. Inventory comes and goes, but insurance companies can sink a business by refusing to underwrite. Melon may be able to float without for a while, but the investors will have a conniption of that goes on for very long.


  • But if you blow up or damage the cars, the dealership just claims from their insurance, they get the money as though they just sold a car, and they have lot vacancies, so Tesla can sell the dealership more stock.

    This is only true if you look at events in a vacuum.

    Dealer makes insurance claim, gets money

    Not inaccurate, but the dealership also has to rebuild/shit down for a time after the event for safety reasons. And they’ll be paying more for their liability coverage, especially if they continue to sell cars that are targets for unhappy citizens.

    gets money back as if they sold it

    They may get the sticker/wholesale price for it, but they lose out on various incentives, manufacturer kickbacks, and any interest/financing fees as well.

    Have lot vacancies

    And a fucked up lot, requiring construction crews (which impede business) and probably extra insurance

    Tesla can sell more stock

    Eventually, but the loss in lot space and the delay in getting it back is going to hurt a lot more.