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I would say at the very least, the construction of the Model S and the supercharger network are hugely innovative.
by givinguflac 10y ago
I would say at the very least, the construction of the Model S and the supercharger network are hugely innovative.
- untog 10y agoBut Tesla cars are just that - cars. Nor were they even the first electric cars. Don't get me wrong, they're fantastic and innovative, but the basic technological underpinnings have been long established.
- mikeash 10y agoI'd say Tesla's main innovation was on the business end: they realized that batteries are expensive, so EVs must be expensive, and trying to cut corners everywhere else to bring the price down just results in a crappy car people don't want to buy. Instead, make it a great car that's really expensive, but so good that it justifies the high price. Any incumbent could have done this, they just... didn't.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> I would say at the very least, the construction of the Model S and the supercharger network are hugely innovative. Sure, but not something that critics said was technically impossible (not likely to be viable as a business model, sure, but that's a different class of complaint.)