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Tesla Diner Drops Most Menu Options and Cuts Hours Just Weeks After Opening

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Re: Tesla Diner Drops Most Menu Options and Cuts Hours Just Weeks After Opening

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Post by silisili »

sybercecurity wrote: post #2

What is the business case for Tesla Diners? I can only think of Tesla/EV drivers on road trip looking for a place along their route to kill time while recharging. That can't be that big enough of a market.

Do most charging stations even have enough charging spots to generate enough foot traffic to support a restaurant? Most restaurants near me have 50-100 parking spots. Even the tiny ones ran by a single person tend to have 8-10.

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Post by jordanb »

sybercecurity wrote: post #2

What is the business case for Tesla Diners? I can only think of Tesla/EV drivers on road trip looking for a place along their route to kill time while recharging. That can't be that big enough of a market.

I hear themed restaurants are going to be big in the 2000s. Did you see Pulp Fiction? Gotta get on that trend early.

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Post by atonse »

sybercecurity wrote: post #2

What is the business case for Tesla Diners? I can only think of Tesla/EV drivers on road trip looking for a place along their route to kill time while recharging. That can't be that big enough of a market.

No idea... We've been perfectly happy to go to the Wawa-based Superchargers. They're clean, bright, and have a decent selection of things you'd stop for during a road trip.

I think the longest we've spent at a Supercharger was maybe 20 mins. The charge rates really drop (like charging any battery), so it often makes more sense to just stop a couple times with a low battery and add another 100 miles of range in But I would hope that Tesla has much better data on their users to be able to determine how long people would stop, and where.

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Post by leetharris »

Typical blog spam slop from one of the worst offending sites.

"Tesla Diner celebrity chef Eric Greenspan told Eater that the menu was scaled down due to unprecedented demand"

This is because there have been non-stop lines and demand. They are simplifying so they can get food to everyone.

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Post by bryanlarsen »

atonse wrote: post #6
sybercecurity wrote: post #2

What is the business case for Tesla Diners? I can only think of Tesla/EV drivers on road trip looking for a place along their route to kill time while recharging. That can't be that big enough of a market.

No idea... We've been perfectly happy to go to the Wawa-based Superchargers. They're clean, bright, and have a decent selection of things you'd stop for during a road trip. I think the longest we've spent at a Supercharger was maybe 20 mins. The charge rates really drop (like charging any battery), so it often makes more sense to just stop a couple times with a low battery and add another 100 miles of range in But I…

Yeah, the Wawa supercharger is an essential stop. There aren't any chargers in Lake Superior provincial park so you pretty much always have to stop in Wawa when driving the Trans-Canada across Ontario. It'll likely be a longer charge for that reason, so you should check out the Goose statue or cross the road to Timmy's while you wait.

Re: Tesla Diner Drops Most Menu Options and Cuts Hours Just Weeks After Opening

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Post by toomuchtodo »

sybercecurity wrote: post #2

What is the business case for Tesla Diners? I can only think of Tesla/EV drivers on road trip looking for a place along their route to kill time while recharging. That can't be that big enough of a market.

Vanity.
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