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> Why do you claim this?

Because they are the only manufacturer of EVs that look and feel mostly like regular cars. It's really that simple. Also, please don't miss the "I believe" part of my statement, I have zero facts to back this up, it's just my opinion.

> Furthermore, the look of Tesla vehicles is 100% optimized for drag efficiency.

Who cares? I want my car to be 100% optimized for not looking like a deranged design experiment. I want it to look like all the other cars. I, just like most other people, aren't special and don't really care to look that way either.

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>Because they are the only manufacturer of EVs that look and feel mostly like regular cars.

Did you mean to write "nobody except Tesla understands" in your previous comment? This reads like you've accidentally trash talked them while trying to praise them, and now you're in a weird disagreement with someone you kind of agree with.

Yes, of course! I didn't even realize my mistake, and now it's too late to change. Thanks for the correction, and my apologies for the confusion.

Jaguar makes iPace model now that can compete with Tesla on looks and even beat it on UX

I don’t think you can actually buy them. Or the wait is over a year.

In Europe you can buy it straight from the dealership. It's been available for almost a year.

at what price though?

Starts at $70k apparently, about the same as the Model S starting price (though obviously much higher than the Model 3 or, likely, Model Y)

I thought the model 3 was basically 60k if you put in minimal accessories. How do they compare on that?

Model 3 now starts at 39500 with Autopilot.

60k will get you the Performance Model with 0-60 in 3.2s and 11.6 1/4 mile

> I want it to look like all the other cars.

So buy a LEAF (which looks just like a Prius) or buy a Bolt (which looks just like a Spark) or an Outlander EV (which is almost identical to a regular Outlander) or an Ioniq (which looks like an Elantra) or a Kona EV (which is almost identical to a regular Kona SUV).

There are plenty of electric cars that look like traditional boring cars, if that's really the only thing holding you back.

> So buy a LEAF (which looks just like a Prius)

The new one does. The old one is as different as it can be.

isnt Hyundai competitive now, and they look like cars?

Yes, but there is no real production so you can’t get one.

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