And you thought house calls were a relic of the past – a vestige of government run national health services such as the NHS in Britain.
Tesla to charge $1 a roundtrip mile with a minimum fee of $100.
Think again. High-end electric car company Tesla Motors has another idea.
The company on Tuesday announced the Tesla Rangers, a repair service that will dispatch mobile crews for house calls in the United States and Canada
The cost: $1 per roundtrip mile with a minimum charge of $100.
In a blog post, Tesla – which has now sold 700 of its $109,000 plus Roadsters – said the $1 a mile charge is less than the cost of providing the fix-it and maintenance service. “We believe that our mobile service strategy offers peace of mind,” the company said.
The strategy also may be a bet on Roadster quality and design. The 244-mile all electric vehicle requires less routine service than a typical car with an internal combustion engine.
“It does not need regular oil changes or exhaust work,” the company’s blog post pointed out. “Roadsters have fewer breakable moving parts, no spark plugs, pistons, hoses, belts or clutches to replace. Zero tailpipe emission means no smog checks. We recommend a standard service and diagnostic inspection once a year or every 12,000 miles.”
And even that can now be done at home or the office. In addition to the annual inspection, firmware upgrades and electronic module replacements can be done by the mobile crews.
Just call the Tesla Rangers – and get out your checkbook.
We recommend an annual service but no oil changes or exhaust work, Tesla says
