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Every electric car slated to arrive has been called a Tesla killer in article after article, sometimes individually, often as a collective. Several of them are
by gibolt 7y ago
Every electric car slated to arrive has been called a Tesla killer in article after article, sometimes individually, often as a collective.
Several of them are targeting Tesla owners with discounts, ads at superchargers, etc... The companies clearly think they are competing with Tesla, especially since they don't want to compete with themselves (ICE models).
As for doing their own thing, most have a battery shortage and are confined to small cars with relatively small battery packs for now until more batteries are available (none of whom are vertically integrating production).
- rumanator 7y ago> Every electric car slated to arrive has been called a Tesla killer in article after article, sometimes individually, often as a collective. The number of Nissan Leafs sold so far are close to twice the number of Tesla model Ss sold.
- gibolt 7y agoNissan Leaf has been on the market with a low price much longer. Sales have slumped since the Model 3 scaled up, news about their battery overheating, and their refusal to produce a vehicle with larger range. It is not a Tesla killer, but was for many a stop-gap solution while waiting for the 3, and Tesla will soon eclipse them in sales. That gap is unlikely to narrow
- rumanator 7y ago> Leaf has been on the market with a low price much longer. So Nissan beat Tesla with a model not only in time to market but also with it's superior price, which resulted so far in selling twice as many cars as Tesla's direct competitors to the Nissan Leaf. > It is not a Tesla killer Nothing will ever be if the goalpost is kept moving like that.
- llampx 7y agoTesla is moving the goalposts by producing more and more electric vehicles that people want to buy. The Nissan Leaf and Leaf Plus doesn't come into consideration for me because of its pitiful range, the ChADeMO connector and lack of active cooling for the battery pack.
- icelancer 7y ago>> Nissan Leaf >> Tesla Model S Not comparable cars.
- krzyk 7y ago>>>> Every electric car slated to arrive has been called a Tesla killer >>> Nissan Leaf >>> Tesla Model S >Not comparable cars. Not comparable, but look at the post that was the origin of that response, it was only about "electric cars" in general.
- rumanator 7y agoIf you move the goalpost enough you'll manage to argue that Tesla's products are the absolute best in a category where they are the only products. Meanwhile a hatchback and a lift back are hardly not competing in the same market segment.
- xedeon 7y agoAbsolutely false: U.S. Electric Vehicles Sales by Model (2012-2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpsd0yRYk8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpsd0yRYk8c
- srfilipek 7y agoThat's a really weird and selective comparison. Tesla has sold 1.6x the number of Model 3's in the past 2 years than Nissan has sold Leaf's... ever. Sources (US): * 136K Leafs: http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/nissan/nissan-leaf/ http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/nissan/nissan-leaf... * 223K Model 3s: http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/tesla/tesla-model-3/ http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/tesla/tesla-model-...
- clouddrover 7y agoThose are only US sales. The Leaf has sold over 400,000 globally: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/287096-nissan-leaf-ev-400000-sales-tesla-model-3 https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/287096-nissan-leaf-ev-40...
- psychrometer 7y agoThe Nissan Leaf launched in 2010. The Tesla Model 3 launched in 2017.
- bryanlarsen 7y agoWhich happened mostly before the release of the 3. Since then the 3 has dominated, despite being more expensive. The question isn't whether the Leaf is a Tesla killer, the question is whether the 3 is a Leaf killer.