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I have been given a job offer with a car company to work in their research division in which they plan to develop more electric vehicles to take on Tesla. I am

I have been given a job offer with a car company to work in their research division in which they plan to develop more electric vehicles to take on Tesla. I am still on the fence but the job sounds interesting, its just that its a big corporate and I am skeptical they will be able to take on Tesla's monopoly on electric vehicles.

tomjakubowski 8y ago
In January, Nissan passed the 300,000 unit mark for deliveries of the Leaf worldwide. Tesla reached 300,000 deliveries across all models a month later. No one has a monopoly on electric vehicles.
- mothsonasloth 8y ago
  Ok I think I'll take the job then
  - user5994461 8y ago
    You should go for it. Don't bother to think about Tesla, it's a small company that doesn't even have a presence outside the US. They just enjoy nice news because the David vs Goliath archetype sells in media. Any major manufacturer can roll out an equivalent car globally anytime and get in front of a Tesla in a heartbeat. I bet your new company will give you anything you need to do just that.
protomyth 8y ago
> they will be able to take on Tesla's monopoly on electric vehicles How is that statement supported by sales data?
- Tade0 8y ago
  Tesla delivered a total of ~23 175 cars in August in the US. For comparison BMW delivered 23 789. And that's only because the former is supply-constrained.
briandear 8y ago
Tesla doesn’t have a monopoly on electric vehicles. They have a near monopoly on press coverage for electric vehicles.
prostoalex 8y ago
Here’s a tip - Tesla’s domination is only 80% due to the vehicle. The remaining 20% can be summed up as “minimize the pain in the neck that owning a car usually is” - the buying process, the maintenance, the warranty, the mobile app and the massive supercharger network. And yet no manufacturer so far has been willing to even match the last 20%, let alone exceed it.

tomjakubowski 8y ago

In January, Nissan passed the 300,000 unit mark for deliveries of the Leaf worldwide. Tesla reached 300,000 deliveries across all models a month later. No one has a monopoly on electric vehicles.

mothsonasloth 8y ago
Ok I think I'll take the job then
- user5994461 8y ago
  You should go for it. Don't bother to think about Tesla, it's a small company that doesn't even have a presence outside the US. They just enjoy nice news because the David vs Goliath archetype sells in media. Any major manufacturer can roll out an equivalent car globally anytime and get in front of a Tesla in a heartbeat. I bet your new company will give you anything you need to do just that.

protomyth 8y ago

> they will be able to take on Tesla's monopoly on electric vehicles How is that statement supported by sales data?

Tade0 8y ago
Tesla delivered a total of ~23 175 cars in August in the US. For comparison BMW delivered 23 789. And that's only because the former is supply-constrained.

briandear 8y ago

Tesla doesn’t have a monopoly on electric vehicles. They have a near monopoly on press coverage for electric vehicles.

prostoalex 8y ago

Here’s a tip - Tesla’s domination is only 80% due to the vehicle. The remaining 20% can be summed up as “minimize the pain in the neck that owning a car usually is” - the buying process, the maintenance, the warranty, the mobile app and the massive supercharger network. And yet no manufacturer so far has been willing to even match the last 20%, let alone exceed it.