Slate announces Tesla supercharger access + 4,000 service / repair shops RepairPal partnership!

[OldGoat]

Hoping the repair network (RepairPal) is going to have many of the locations culled out and not even listed when you enter your vehicle make/model. This would allow Slate to work with ONLY the shops that would undertake and accept factory service procedures for Slates. Back when I was active in outdoor products, we only listed dealers on our website who a) carried a good slug of our products in stock b) were kept in the loop with consistent clinics and in some cases employee certification. We even tried back then to give these dealers some geographical space so consumers wouldn't be tempted to tell lies about "I can get it cheaper from so and so". Instant price shopping sounds great doesn't it? But as profit margins erode-so does the quality of service and corners get cut. Slate would be wise to vet these shops carefully before allowing any connection with them.
I'm betting they will.

 

[KevinRS]

I see 4 independent shops shown, I've never been to any of them. If I choose EV repair, 2 go away, the other 2 are a chain of 2 as far as I know. Most work the Slates will need will be going in for probably won't be "EV" work, instead they will be installing accessories and basic car work: tires, brakes, suspension, etc.
The only EV components to be worked on are the battery, motor, charging, and control system. If you need work on those, you will probably be calling around to see what locations have the capability to do the work anyway, but mostly it would be just swapping out components. Any shop with the right tools and availability of parts, and of course training on EVs should be able to do that.