The hypercar segment figured out once the higher performance Teslas came on the market that an EV skateboard hypercar is much much much cheaper to trot out that

The hypercar segment figured out once the higher performance Teslas came on the market that an EV skateboard hypercar is much much much cheaper to trot out that a new custom engine/powertrain. And it accelerates much faster, and now apparently is nearly faster than ICE in top speed. Drivetrain is more reliable. Plus lower center of gravity, more internal space, yada yada yada. This was plainly apparent to me 3-4 years ago and I'm a "jalopnik" level of automotive reader (as in idiot with keyboard level expertise) So the hypercar people get to charge with a straight face a multi-million dollar car that's faster than their previous versions, but make wayyyyy more money. The Plaid Model S is a !!!150k!!! hypercar beater, and it's a sedan. If Elon wasn't a moron of marketing, that car would have been selling with many many many variants (see: BMW) each adding 50-100k to the price until you got up to the 500-700k range.