Aside from self-driving and software, electric cars are described as simpler devices than internal combustion engine (ICE) powered machines. Lower maintenance a

Aside from self-driving and software, electric cars are described as simpler devices than internal combustion engine (ICE) powered machines. Lower maintenance and all that. As simpler devices, building them should be something competitors are able to do. Battery technology is also, of course, critical to get the right balance of price, range, charging speed, production numbers, etc. So given global regulations putting pressure on industry conversion from ICE to electric powertrains, there is zero doubt that investments will be made by big players and they will have to stop playing games and putting out weird-looking vehicles they do not really intend to sell. This will have an impact on Tesla's presumed dominance of electric cars, but how much of an impact is hotly contested!