That's pretty awesome, David. You should post on the Fisker Facebook fanpage and possibly Reddit. See if folks pick up on it.
I've been thinking how great Fisker is, but not seeing that in the marketing and sales department. To that end, I made some of my own notes. I am curious what others think about it.
http://thefascinatingworldof.blogspot.com/2013/03/if-i-wrote-fisker-karma-marketing-plan.html
I've been thinking how great Fisker is, but not seeing that in the marketing and sales department. To that end, I made some of my own notes. I am curious what others think about it.
http://thefascinatingworldof.blogspot.com/2013/03/if-i-wrote-fisker-karma-marketing-plan.html
Yes, there are a handful and they are done by individual dealers. I am talking about hundreds of them on Fisker's national website, and in national advertising.Fabulist, there are a number of customer testimonial videos on the websites (I know Santa Monica and Orange County have videos). I believe they were filmed during the So Cal drive and tour of the facility event.
If Fisker hired him, we will never hear from him again. I think it is better that he stays outside Fisker.You are a genius... Fisker please hire this guy.
3. I don't know if this is accurate, but I've heard that the cost of routine maintenance of an ICE vehicle is approximately 3x that of a plug-in. Anybody have any data on this? If true, it another selling point for the technology beyond what TexasDavid has presented.
This is not true, there is at least one Model S (that I know of) that has required service. Tesla has told the owner that once the maintenance program becomes available they will refund the $600 service cost.I'm guessing Tesla didn't include maintenance in the cost of the car as a way to not have to raise the price they promised years ago. Not the best move, but understandable, and not a big deal.
For instance, companies like Audi charge similar amounts for their maintenance plans. If you're willing to pay up-front (which is what rolling the cost into the price of the car does), the cost drops to $475/year. So, Model S is $62,000 base car, not a $60,000 base car - before rebates.
You can't actually buy the maintenance plan yet, because no Model S is old enough to require its first service.
As for what you get for the $475, well, I can't argue that it sure seems a high price, even if it does cover wiper blades. But, in the overall scheme of things, it doesn't strike me as a sales blocker on this category of car. Gen3 will be a different story, of course.