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Better than Leaf or Prius?
by onetokeoverthe 9y ago
Better than Leaf or Prius?
- robotresearcher 9y agoWould you rather own a Tesla, Leaf or Prius? Would you rather have bought stock in Tesla, Nissan or Toyota ten years ago?
- bllguo 9y agoSilly comparison? So a Camry is not a successful car because people would rather own BMWs? Do you not realize Tesla has been intentionally making high-end, luxury vehicles, which are more desirable by nature? Leafs and Priuses are only part of Nissan and Toyota, their stock obviously cannot fully reflect the success of those vehicles. And Tesla's stock is notoriously overvalued.
- robotresearcher 9y agoYou are misreading my comment. I didn't claim anything negative about Leaf or Prius. The Tesla S is an absolutely better car than Leaf or Prius. And since it costs much more, it should be. If we weight for price, that depends on your price sensitivity.
- jonknee 9y agoYou are missing the point, all things equal of course people will want the vastly more expensive luxury product. That has nothing to do with how good Tesla is at making things. Regardless of the appeal of the Model S, Toyota is much better at making cars in volume than Tesla. Similarly, I'd rather have a McLaren than Tesla (or Toyota), but that doesn't speak anything about the talents of either firm at mass producing cars.
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- robotresearcher 9y agoThis thread is a response to: > Tesla certainly did a lot better than other attempts at electric cars You have decided that that claim hinges on their ability to mass produce cars. I think Tesla has done more for the electric car market than any of the other companies. I can't justify that with data, but I think it's a reasonable position. We have different points. I'm not missing yours.