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I daily drive a VW Mk7 Golf R, (~$43k new) and I've driven a ~2017 Model S (~$88k new) many times over the past few years. If I were to compare those two vehicl
by AcerbicZero 7y ago
I daily drive a VW Mk7 Golf R, (~$43k new) and I've driven a ~2017 Model S (~$88k new) many times over the past few years. If I were to compare those two vehicles on everything except the engine, its an extremely tough sell for the Model S. I'm a huge fan of what Tesla is doing, but the fit and finish, build quality, and overall product at the end of the line felt seriously unrefined at its price point.
It seems the mid-range of the EV market will get very crowded in the near future, and unless Tesla (or for that matter BMW) find some serious advantages I don't see how they'll compete with established automakers who are already pumping out 30x the volume.
- luckydata 7y agoMeh, the germans have been coming for a long time and have made zero dent. At some point it will happen but it's easier for Tesla to improve their fit and finish than for the germans to find a winning strategy in the ev market.
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- WorldMaker 7y agoThe interesting bit is that the German manufacturers all seem to have aligned on "some point" being somewhere between 2023 and 2025 as the date where they all expect to sell more EVs than ICE. Post-dieselgate VW seems to have a fire lit under them, and it's starting to sound a lot less like optimism and a lot more like a threat (to American manufacturers). It sounds like it is going to be very interesting to watch the next half-decade.