Is Elon Musk ready for the straitjacket ?

On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 10:36:31 AM UTC-7, Mike Collins wrote:


With electric cars, if it breaks down, I don't think there's a
mechanic at every corner, who can fix it.

Electric cars are mechanically simpler and therefore easier to
repair
(although like all electronics, these days that essentially means
board swaps). When there are enough electric cars, there will be
more
mechanics who can deal with them than mechanics who know what to do
with a gasoline vehicle. In 20 years most of the cars on the road
will
be electric.

Wouldn't that require electricians rather than mechanics? You don't
call a plumber to fix a problem with the electricity in your house,
do you? The same ought to apply to electric cars, just as it already
applies to electric trains and trams.

In conventional usage, "electrician" typically refers to a person who
installs or maintains wiring. There's not much in the way of
electronics involved.

The complex electronics found in electric cars will either be thrown
away and swapped out when it fails, or will be repaired by specialists
and resold. It won't be repaired by your mechanic.

Electric car repairs will mostly involve the same systems found in
other types of cars- bearings and brakes and shock absorbers and door
locks. Things that don't look much different, and can be fixed with
the same mechanical skills.

Certified "electricians" in Denmark offer a wide range of services.
Including IT and solar panel installations and the repair of white goods.
As well as "common" wiring of homes and businesses, of course.
No doubt the daily work of a small company of electricians is split
between those with specialist disciplines, training or preferences.

Vehicle mechanics are also required to be fully trained and certified.
They will, no doubt, attend to electric cars when a dealer's guarantee runs out.
Though that time may we far off in Denmark.
Because electric car sales are on a level with luxury "supersportscars."
All thanks to crippling vehicle import duties.

There are now more public charging points, in Denmark, than annual,
private, electric vehicle sales.
Remember that when the Danish Prime Minister talks about Green Issues at the UN.
He demands change from other nations.
While allowing electric car sales only to wealthy Danes. [Tesla 'S']
Denmark has its own corridors of exhaust filth along major roadways and
motorways in its cities.
This is a whole new level of international, clima-diplomatic hypocrisy!

My own Japanese car is so old it can't remember its own birthday!
It also enjoys a low mileage discount from insurance but not from paying full road taxes.
I want an electric car before I die and I want it now!


Why not a used Nissan Leaf from the UK.

Better deal? Why?