I disagree on any comparison where the cost difference between the vehicles is one of the big arguments. This same argument applied to the Prius, but it comple

I disagree on any comparison where the cost difference between the vehicles is one of the big arguments. This same argument applied to the Prius, but it completely ignores how the majority of people actually buy cars. Very few people will cross shop these cars, regardless of cost savings, because they were already planning on buying a 35k+ car. So if they start looking towards other cars, it will almost certainly be other cars in that price range. Taken to an extreme I can compare the Tesla with a electric moped, but that doesn’t benefit anyone. The model 3 is targeting the entry level Bmw, Mercedes, Audi crowd, the high end American sedan crowd, and the low-mid Asian luxury sedans. Compare against those cars as that’s what the perspective buyers are comparing against. If Tesla makes a truly budget sedan in the 20k range, then it’s a different comparison.