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A Tesla over here, even with the massive government handouts to the EV industrie, goes for nearly twice the price of a full option BMW 5 series. There is just
by PeterStuer 6y ago
A Tesla over here, even with the massive government handouts to the EV industrie, goes for nearly twice the price of a full option BMW 5 series.
There is just no way to get it approved in my company car budget.
- xiphias2 6y agoWe have to wait for the Berlin factory to finish and ramp up. Hopefully it will get Tesla prices closer to prices in US.
- dogma1138 6y agoBMW series 5 is a $50,000 car a Model S is a $100K car. Tesla isn’t overpriced in Europe, it’s overpriced everywhere. Realistically the Model S should be a €45-50K car the Model 3 should be around €20-25K.
- BoorishBears 6y agoTesla is what Apple detractors think Apple is Apple does truly amazing stuff for the mundane aspects of every device, even simple stuff like coloring cases, and all people can do is complain their laptops cost too much. Tesla makes combines a set of off the shelf set of parts in a plastic bottle, causing an engineer to go "I'm amazed anyone would bother doing this for no discernible gain on such a mundane set of parts" and people misinterpret the amazement and tout it as an engineering marvel and say that's exactly why they deserve their asking price
- ArkVark 6y agoNot just that but even a Model 3 is a huge car in Europe. The streets here are narrow, garages are smaller, parking is precarious. Its just too big. Additionally outside of the Autobahn, you're driving through congested city streets where the speed and acceleration is of no value. We need a Tesla sub-brand that can sell cheaper, slower and smaller cars.
- PeterStuer 6y agoInteresting as I assumed EV's biggest advantages would be in stop and go traffic, where there is frequent acceleration/deceleration inertia to overcome, and real net noise benefits which sort of go away above 35km/h.
- ArkVark 6y agoAbsolutely! But a €5,000 small EV with a max speed of 60km/h and a range of 100km would be totally fine for that. Step it up to a €10,000 slightly bigger EV with 80km/h and 200km and you satisfy even inter-city use. Renault offer the Twizy but I think its overpriced - perhaps deliberately to avoid cannibalizing their higher-priced regular cars.
- koffiezet 6y agoA model S - sure, that's a boat, but a model 3? Have you driven one? My car (Alfa Giulia) is bigger, and have very little issues here in Europe...