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it is very unfortunate that the first & really good electric vehicle is a highly complicated tech gadget. and this sets a bad benchmark for the other companies
by tsjq 5y ago
it is very unfortunate that the first & really good electric vehicle is a highly complicated tech gadget. and this sets a bad benchmark for the other companies which want to step into this space. why not a simple electric vehicle : just different fuel and engine , and all the rest same as ICE vehicles . wouldn't that be easier / simpler to deal with ?
sadly, in India too, the major electric 2wheeler Ather, is kinda going the same high-tech way as Tesla. and very expensive !
- hakfoo 5y agoIt's likely market positioning factors. A big part of Tesla's success was making electric vehicles that were covetable, rather than being obvious "we made this for compliance reasons or to get a government contract" products. This means targeting a luxury market segment. The way they chose to wow luxury consumers was with high performance and a lot of technological gimmickry.
- XargonEnder 5y agoI agree with your sentiment that I'd like to see EVs made for normal people like me, but I'm grateful that people with lots of money fund R&D on stuff like Tesla's to help bring the price down to where I can get it one day. Kinda reminds me of smart phone evolution.