Yes I think there's a real innovators' dilemma here for traditional automakers with dealer networks. Dealers make most of their money on servicing vehicles, not selling them. And EVs require almost no servicing.

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kristianbrigman 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I bought a used Audi etron a couple months ago. Agent was going to try to sell me a service plan and realized none of them apply to electric :) The downstream fanout of the auto industry is huge…

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Hamuko 2 hours ago | parent [-]

There's still brakes, suspensions, tires, etc. to sell to EV buyers. Especially when EVs are so heavy that they have more wear on many of these.

	▲	Izikiel43 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		but nothing compared to the oil changes, filter changes, as well as an ICE having multiple moving parts, so more chances for something to break.

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ortusdux 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ford did try to make it up to them by offering a bevy of aftermarket add-ons for the Lightning that were sold through the dealerships. As a consumer, I wanted them to keep the EV and ICE versions as similar as possible, with the hope that parts would be cheaper and easier to find.