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Just today I read about Nissan Leaf 2018 with its range of 150 miles while staying below 30K USD and newer eGolf from Volkswagen is also interesting. Given how

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• hwillis 9y ago
  The new Leaf costs 85% as much as a model 3. It has 68% the range, 10" less length and 6" less width, no actual trunk or frunk, and 57% as much horsepower (less than a Honda Civic). It's a way worse value and when you're trying to sell a cheap car, value is the whole point. Doubly so for an electric car since if someone can't scrape up another 5 grand they could just buy a combustion car. The eGolf is the same deal at the same price, but 52% as much power and 57% as much range. That's terrible! Compare the differences between the model 3 and model S: 85% the range, 68% of the horsepower, 56% of the cost. The model 3's performance is farther removed from the Leaf and eGolf than it is from the model S, but the pricing is totally reversed.
  • fpoling 9y ago
    Judging by Norway where electrical cars are bought nowdays as a primary car people are sensitive to the extra 5000 USD that model 3 asks compared with Leaf. Surely model 3 is nicer, but better price/performance is meaningless if the price cannot be afforded. As for the range, even on eGolf from 2016 with its range of 200km I drove 500km through mountains and it took me about 15% longer due to the need for charging.