Missing high numbers of vehicles in the dunes so there arent many repairs compared to the other manufacturers is all I can think of. Once more of them are out in the wild, they'll be getting wadded up just like the rest.
Can't speak for all but your Federal employees and military members have credit cards (aka company cards) to execute their jobs. You don't send a Lance Corporal that makes fuck all for a salary to another country to do his job on his own dime. You provide them with a company card to purchase the...
Lithium batteries can add a lot of volatility if things go wrong (no idea if they even had them). The dude that installed our Victron Multiplus did a great job on the install but didn't know shit about setting them up lithium batteries. Thankfully, our Epochs have a fantastic BMS and intervened...
The $10,000 seats stem from lifecycle costs for acquisitions in Government. A contract is written for the lifecycle of say, a new building. These are generally planned for 30 years of support. Items in that acquisition have to be available for that entire window of time and the funds are...