What makes tesla unique

Once Tesla established its brand and had produced and delivered its concept car to the marketplace, it reinforced its business model. Tesla's business model is based on a three-pronged approach to selling, servicing, and charging its electric vehicles. Unlike other car manufacturers who sell through franchised dealerships, Tesla sells directly to consumers. It has created an international network of company-owned showrooms and galleries, mostly in urban centers.

By owning the sales channel, Tesla believes it can gain an advantage in the speed of its product development. More importantly, it creates a better customer buying experience.

Unlike car dealerships, Tesla showrooms have no potential conflicts of interest. Customers deal only with Tesla-employed sales and service staff. Including the showrooms, Service Plus centers a combination of retail and service center , and service facilities, Tesla has locations around the world as of the end of Tesla has also made use of Internet sales—consumers can customize and purchase a Tesla online.

In some areas, Tesla employs what it calls Tesla Rangers—mobile technicians who make house calls. In some cases, the service is delivered remotely. The Model S can wirelessly upload data, so technicians can view and fix some problems without ever physically touching the car. Tesla has created its own network of "supercharger stations" where drivers can charge their Tesla vehicles in about 30 minutes for free.

The purpose, of course, is to speed up the rate of adoption of electric cars by making it cheaper and easier to keep them running. Tesla entered the market with the sporty Roadster. When it introduced its Model S sedan in June , it stopped producing the Roadster.

The first Model 3 deliveries kicked off in July as Tesla's entry into the category of affordable cars. The base price of the new supercharged Tesla Roadster, touted as "the quickest car in the world.

Tesla has combined many of its sales centers with service centers, including charging stations. They believe that opening a service center in a new area corresponds with increased customer demand.

Customers can charge or service their vehicles at the service centers or the Service Plus locations. Tesla also produces a fully electric Semi Truck. The truck boasts an energy consumption of less than 2kWh per mile. The company claims it can go miles on a minute charge now, and it's working on stretching that to more than miles in the future.

UPS was among the companies that put in pre-orders for the truck, introduced in Tesla's latest model is a supercharged version of the original Roadster, which the company claims is the "quickest car in the world," capable of going in 1. In April , it introduced a line of home batteries, called the Powerwall, that serve as energy storage systems in homes or businesses.

They are meant to connect with a solar energy system and can be used as backup power when power is interrupted or peak demand is high.

Tesla also sells solar panels and full solar roofing, which is a roof made up of solar panels that still looks like a roof. Like its rival automakers, Tesla offers financial services including vehicle loans and leases. For some of the loan programs, it has a resale value guarantee provision.

Many financial analysts and investors see Tesla as a technology company rather than a car company. Publications scrambled to find similarities between Tesla and companies from the technology sector , which had similar growth rates. Online publication Slate even ran a piece that compared Tesla to Apple Inc. There are several points of similarity between Tesla and the tech sector. Tesla has embraced the disruption credo of the tech sector. Much like other tech companies, Tesla is intent on changing existing business models within the stodgy automotive industry by selling directly to consumers.

Its product pipeline and founder evoke a loyal following similar to those for iconic tech companies such as Apple. The app sends real-time updates if sentry mode were to activate.

You can also check the status of your vehicle while it's charging, control the air conditioning and heat, and also lock and unlock your car. Tesla vehicles frequently receive over-the-air updates which are designed to send new features to the vehicles and "make them safer," Tesla's website says. The vehicles cannot be operated when updates are being installed but you can operate your vehicle when updates are downloading. Other automakers have since adopted Tesla's approach for vehicle updates.

If you have a need for speed and want to take your Tesla to the race track, then ludicrous plus mode is for you. This feature heats up the battery to an optimum temperature that allows the vehicle to hit maximum speed. Plaid mode is another feature for speed racers. Teslas with plaid mode "have batteries and three electric motors that can produce up to 1, horsepower and can take the car from zero to 60 miles an hour in just two seconds," CNN says.

That brings these cars in the same performance bracket as Bugatti's and Lamborghinis. With your family pooch in mind, Tesla introduced dog mode to keep them in the car with the temperature of the car being regulated to avoid the animal overheating. The touchscreen on the car will display a background letting curious bystanders know that your car is a comfortable temperature for your dog and that you will be back.

Tesla cars are equipped with a fart mode that allows your vehicle to sound like its breaking wind. Most cars have a truck in the back, but why would Tesla pass up the opportunity to be anything less than original. The frunk is just like a trunk, but in the front instead of the back — another feature quickly copied by competitors.

Through your Tesla music app, you can censor explicit lyrics in songs, which is perfect for driving with young children.

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In addition, the company has backup battery storage solutions for grid-scale, utility, and commercial purposes too. In short, Tesla is a disruptive tech company with a clearcut degree strategy to employ clean energy solutions worldwide. And, as fossil fuels fall further and further out of favor with today's investors, let's face it — Tesla remains the high-profile company and stock that attracts a passionate, future-focused, loyal following around the globe. Source: Investopedia. Home Tesla Features.

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