Seems like a BIG business opportunity.
They do exist, but they are few and far between. Wheeler Automotive in Innerkip, Ontario is owned and operated by a former Tesla tech and is well known across the province, as well as Evolution Auto in the greater Toronto area. Véhicules Électriques Simon Andre in Quebec is also pretty big and has been around for a while. I think there are EV specific shops in the Montreal area as well.
The Electrified Garage
https://www.electrifiedgarage.com/
Only two locations so far:
72 Elm Street, Amesbury MA 01913
1829 NW 10th St, Ocala, FL, 34475
They replaced my HV battery in Ocala. Knowledgeable and friendly group.
What are servicing? Tires? Maybe an occasional brake pad? Of the few EVs around few have maintenance issues and there are plenty of tire shops already.
Why isn’t there Tesla specific service centers?
Becasue there are?
I have a Tesla service center within 5 minutes drive and another within 15 minutes drive.
Tesla service doesn’t exist?
Because there just aren’t that many EVs yet, the EVs on the road are still under warranty, and there’s not much to service on an EV compared to gas vehicles.
Consider that most people who visit a service center outside of a dealership today are likely to have an older vehicle that is out of warranty, otherwise they’re much more likely to have service done at the dealership where they bought their car or at least a dealership for the same brand of car.
Most EVs on the road are newer and under warranty, and many include free service from the dealer for a few years after purchase. The service for the first several years of an EV’s life are tire rotations, washer fluid, tires, and brake pads, some EVs will require flushing and replacing the battery coolant, but not until the car has hit 40-50k miles.
It’s going to be a long time before there are enough EVs on the road that are out of warranty to support a general third-party service center, and places like Meineke and Jiffy Lube are already equipped to handle most EV service needs (fluids, tires, and brake pads). Battery coolant is basically just antifreeze so it probably won’t take much for existing companies to expand their services to cover most EV needs.
Tesla has service centers all over the country, and will typically come to you for service, unless it’s something they can’t do in your driveway.
Oh they definitely exist (those that aren’t Tesla itself). Hell, I got an ad for a Tesla specific car wrap shop today. We’ll continue to see them spread.