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.

 

[OldGoat]

Any shop with the right tools and availability of parts, and of course training on EVs should be able to do that.

Ah.. you said the magic word “training”.
I agree that most shops could service Slates but first some have to pull their head out of their …..When I first got my EV I called 3 local shops to see about having a hitch put on. They gave me various noise about how they don’t work on EV‘s because their insurance won’t cover them. Or too much fire risk. One said flat out NO EV’s! They are poison! So I put it on myself. At a later date I wanted my local Indy mechanic to do tire rotation and he refused saying his lift was not strong enough. (BS…I’ve seen huge pickups in his shop on the lift)
So don’t assume every auto shop will welcome you with open arms or minds. As pointed out by those above we will have to carefully check out service shops and hopefully, relay those that excel to others on this forum.

 

[danielt1263]

Sorry for you, but the Firestone I already use for my 2015 Kia is in the network, so I'm good.

 

[kcht66]

this news are amazing.!!! Very good.!!! Thanks for the updates.!!