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> The existing companies don't seem to have found a way to compete with Tesla's EVs yet If you look at actual vehicle sales, I'd say this quote is optimistic a
by auiya 7y ago
> The existing companies don't seem to have found a way to compete with Tesla's EVs yet
If you look at actual vehicle sales, I'd say this quote is optimistic at best. Tesla is still very much fighting an uphill battle in terms of market share.
- bryanlarsen 7y agoOptimistic? In the US, Tesla is selling an order of magnitude more cars per month than value EV's like the Leaf and two orders of magnitude more than "Tesla killers" like the iPace or eTron. https://insideevs.com/news/343998/monthly-plug-in-ev-sales-scorecard/ https://insideevs.com/news/343998/monthly-plug-in-ev-sales-s...
- auiya 7y agoTesla isn't selling 1.3 million cars per year yet like Ford, so yes, optimistic. I wasn't speaking about strictly the EV market. Why would the big automakers need to compete in the EV market when EV adoption numbers still only amount to a rounding error in terms of the big companies' overall sales?
- bryanlarsen 7y agoWhy? Because it obviously won't be a rounding error in a few years time. 2 reasons. 1) We have to do something about climate change. Doesn't mean we will, but more and more countries besides Norway will get serious about it. 2) At some point BEV's will be price competitive with ICE. The $40K Tesla Cybertruck is cheaper than a medium duty crew cab from legacy manufacturers.
- auiya 7y ago1) EV's will not solve this problem 2) Price is only a very small part of the adoption equation, people happily pay $80k for ICE pickup trucks for instance. 3) You didn't add this but I will - it's not clear the EV platform is the preferred alternative to the ICE for consumers yet, as evidenced by overall global vehicle sales.