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I would say it's not totally false. It was a bit hard to find comparable numbers, but it seems to me that Model 3 sales have outpaced Leaf sales recently as you
by goodcanadian 8y ago
I would say it's not totally false. It was a bit hard to find comparable numbers, but it seems to me that Model 3 sales have outpaced Leaf sales recently as you note. However, it was true until quite recently that Nissan Leaf was the best selling, and it appears that it is the all time top selling EV model overall (Model S would appear to be number two). Tesla may have also taken the title of most cars overall, but that is spread across three models, and again is due to the recent boom in Model 3 sales which may or may not be sustainable. Now that the market is proven, it would be fairly easy for Nissan to introduce new models if they like, and other companies are actively introducing EV models (which are probably impacting Nissan as well as Tesla). It is not at all clear to me that Tesla is as dominant as you seem to imply. It is fairly clear to me that Nissan has so far done more in bringing EVs to the mainstream than Tesla has (not to minimise Tesla's very significant contribution).
- tigershark 8y agoIt’s not hard at all. Nissan Leaf sales figures for August 2018 are 1315: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/insideevs.com/nissan-leaf-sales-august-2018/amp/ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/insideevs.com/nissan-leaf-sal... For the Tesla Model 3 are 20450: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-august-passenger-car-overall-auto-sales/amp/ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.teslarati.com/tesla-model... So model 3 was selling actually 15.5 more than Nissan leaf. And the gap will only increase as the production increases.
- marvin 8y agoAre these global sales? Leafs are everywhere in Norway, so that would mean that we get the lion's share of the entire production.
- tigershark 8y agoObviously US sales, model 3 is sold only in US and Canada.
- reitzensteinm 8y agoThe context of the conversation is how far ahead Tesla is. Using US only sales figures for the Leaf, rather than worldwide which was almost 7k in August, serves only to exaggerate the gap in a misleading way.