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With state credit included, you can buy a Model 3 for ~28k in Colorado [1] There are a lot of reasons why Tesla is cheaper (Elon's risk of running Tesla for a
by ryzvonusef 3y ago
With state credit included, you can buy a Model 3 for ~28k in Colorado [1]
There are a lot of reasons why Tesla is cheaper (Elon's risk of running Tesla for a loss for many years but investing in battery capacity and other supply chains has paid off, IMHO), but some fault lies with manufacturers for not realizing that manufacturing complexity [2] needs to be reduced.
this mentality of "same chassis, just swap the engine for petrol/diesel/electric" cannot work. They need to start shaving grams every day, for both cost and increased battery capacity purposes, and they need to start thinking of EVs as a absolutely new product.
We have seen this before where android manufacturers treated tablets as "phones but bigger" and lost, where as Apple realized iPad needed separate attention and won.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXl2QO9SQfs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXl2QO9SQfs
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CQfADbJr30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CQfADbJr30
- ender341341 3y agoOne thing I think tesla does much better than other manufacturers is they don't do a yearly lock of updates the same way other manufacturers do, though that can be slightly annoying when trying to figure out the exact configuration a car has as a consumer.
- theodric 3y agoA bit like DeLorean in that way, but hopefully not too much.
- adfsgionio 3y ago[flagged]
- GenerWork 3y ago>but some fault lies with manufacturers for not realizing that manufacturing complexity [2] needs to be reduced. They absolutely realize that. The UAW realizes that as well which is why they're silently freaking out over the transition to electric because lots of union jobs will be rendered moot once the switch is complete and the number of steps that require jobs are reduced.