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There is still no car that closely challenges 2012 Model S. Tesla has a production problem not a demand problem.

• HWR_14 5y ago
  > here is still no car that closely challenges 2012 Model S. Tesla has a production problem not a demand problem. Early gen products are often overbuilt to the point that no future products, from any manufacturer, can ever compete. Early on, it has to work. A decade later and engineer #3451 has eliminated another $0.10/unit by making all the washers 0.05mm thinner which according to the analysis of real world conditions gathered since launch means that it still lasts the 5 years it's supposed to. The 2012 Model S had infinite free electricity at Superchargers, for instance.