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they can never catch Tesla VW tried also and failed miserably Ford and GM are truck companies; just look at what they actually sell and where they are actuall
by oldpersonintx 2y ago
they can never catch Tesla
VW tried also and failed miserably
Ford and GM are truck companies; just look at what they actually sell and where they are actually getting margins
VW, Ford and GM operate their EV businesses now as a loss-leading marketing facade and not much else
- bdcravens 2y agoHyundai/Kia's EV division meanwhile is doing well, and are apparently profitable. https://insideevs.com/news/714104/hyundai-range-extender-interview/ https://insideevs.com/news/714104/hyundai-range-extender-int... I own a Kia EV6, and my wife has a VW ID4. Obviously I'm biased by the car I drive every day, but my car feels so much more intuitive and thought out. Elon has spoken positively about them (https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1537870974703607810 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1537870974703607810) and met with the Hyundai CEO during the Paris Olympics.
- tzs 2y agoOn the other hand Tesla is great at the "E" part of EV, but not so great at the "V" part. Since the "V" part is the most important part for me, I'll get an EV when either Tesla figures out the "V" part of the others figure out the "E" part. So far I've not seen anything that suggests Tesla is getting better at "V" faster than others are getting better at "E" so I have no idea who is going to first make an EV that I'd actually. Fortunately I'm not under any serious time pressure. My current car is a 2006 Honda CR-V with around 83k miles on it and I've kept up reasonably well with maintenance. That was one of the good years for CR-V reliability, and with reasonable maintenance should be good for 250-300k miles.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoTesla can't catch Tesla these days, and their real competition is China, not Ford