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Audi e-tron and Jaguar iPace compete with the Model S; BMW i3's small range puts it in another category entirely. There's no competition for the Model 3 yet, an
by fvdessen 8y ago
Audi e-tron and Jaguar iPace compete with the Model S; BMW i3's small range puts it in another category entirely. There's no competition for the Model 3 yet, and I don't think there will be for a while.
- janoc 8y agoWell, given that the Model 3 is going to cost around 60k EUR in Europe according to recently announced prices, they aren't going to sell many of them. That's a price you can have a huge (gasoline) SUV for. Or a luxury Mercedes. Or two smaller BMWs ... People aren't going to buy the Model 3 (which is supposed to be a "budget" car) only for Musk's puppy eyes at such price. The other reason is a horrible lack of charging infrastructure. Europe isn't US where everyone has a house, garage and a driveway so plugging a car in to charge overnight isn't a problem. Here a huge amount of people live in apartments and the shared parkings simply don't have charging spaces. And a token one/two slow charging poles at some larger supermarkets are really not a solution. Even Tesla has a very poor coverage with their superchargers here. That's why the electric cars aren't exactly selling like hot cakes here. That Model 3 doesn't have an equivalent electric competitor is very much irrelevant when everyone is going to compare it with a gasoline (or diesel) powered car - which cost half the price and have higher utility value.
- ucha 8y agoThe Chevy Bolt?
- threeseed 8y agoAt the cheaper end there is the Hyundai Kona and Nissan Leaf. Not surprised there isn't much competition for the Model 3 given that sedans are out of fashion at the moment. Car companies are far more focused on the crossover market.