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Animats is saying you don't have to wait to see GM beat Tesla, not that they won't beat them in the long run. Of course, comparing sales of Chevy's and Toyota'
by chc 10y ago
Animats is saying you don't have to wait to see GM beat Tesla, not that they won't beat them in the long run.
Of course, comparing sales of Chevy's and Toyota's mostly low-end lineup to Tesla's luxury offerings is pretty odd anyway. At the moment it seems pretty TBD.
(I also maintain that including cars like the Volt and Prius in the same category as the Bolt and Model S doesn't make much sense. You may as well compare the Bolt and Model S to all gas-powered cars if you're going to include those gas-powered cars in the mix — it's equally unenlightening.)
- coredog64 10y agoAllegedly some large fraction of driving takes place within 20 miles of home. In light of that, including vehicles with 20-40 miles of EV only range makes perfect sense.
- chc 10y agoSure, a lot of driving is done near home. But if trips outside that range were really negligible, gas tanks wouldn't be a standard feature in those cars. They're not including them just for funsies. As an aside, I think you're slightly misunderstanding that statistic. If I do a 60-mile round trip directly away from my house and back, 66% of those miles are within 20 miles of home even though the trip isn't anywhere near 20 miles in total. If I drive 15 miles away from my house and then drive a a semi-circle for 80 miles, all of those are within 20 miles of home.