All my friends who own teslas all say they wouldn't buy another one.
Tesla's goose is cooked imo once other charging networks come online.
Tesla's goose is cooked imo once other charging networks come online.
I don't believe this is of material concern. Tesla is able to undercut every other automaker due to their robust margins and vertical efficiencies, and some legacy automakers are unlikely to survive the transition to EVs due to Tesla's lead and ramp rate. There is a buyer for every unit built, and the global auto market is ~66 million units/year. If there is softness in a market, they can quickly reallocate units to other markets.
It is unlikely other fast DC charging networks won't come online at scale, because there is no way to make them profitable. Building and supporting them is a marketing cost to sell EVs.
https://electrek.co/2023/05/25/tesla-model-y-is-now-the-worl...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/22/tesla-just-passed-4-mil...
https://evannex.com/blogs/news/the-real-threat-to-legacy-aut...
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-con...
They are everywhere, here in South Australia.
Model 3 and now Model Y are the number selling car.
Not sure of overall or in class, but either way, they sell very well.
And it isn’t down to the charging network as such. Tesla’s are just the best value prop and offer a very cool modern experience.
All Teslas owners I know have garages and have installed charges. Teslas are town and school run cars.
People hate service stations, garages and car dealers.
Teslas mean they almost never have to deal with those places again!
https://insideevs.com/news/668470/tesla-best-brand-loyalty-o...
* has remote control app
* phone as a key
* autopilot
* heated steering wheel & seats
* power liftgate
* panoramic sunroof (which turned out a huge con)
For some reason hyundai/kia doesn’t have app nor it’s version of autopilot here. V2L is very nice feature, but I realise I’d use it maayyybe once a year. China made Teslas still have USS. Also turns out I didn’t need CarPlay - Teslas maps are good enough.
I'm not sure where you're getting that list from. (Perhaps you are looking at the "Light" trim, not the "Wind" trim) Kia has an app that allows me remote access (perhaps you're expecting a dedicated app; the Kia app is used for multiple models). It has a full suite of assisted driving, as most manufacturers do, that Tesla includes in "autopilot" (lane keep, adaptive cruise control, autobraking, etc). The seats are heated and cooled, and the steering wheel is heated. It has a power liftgate. The EV6 is available with a sunroof, but it has less headroom, so I opted for the version without.
There's features I wish the EV6 had, some that Tesla has, some that other vehicles like my wife's ID.4 has.
Prices as of today in NZD:
EV6 Air RWD 76,990
Tesla Model Y SR RWD 71,400
According to this article, last summer the prices were closer (I assume it was a similar situation to the US, where EVs were hard to find due to demand)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/129019916/price-increases-f...
Obviously I'm not familiar with pricing dynamics of NZ, like tariffs, tax incentives, or the role that the dealer network plays in influences prices.
One more thing I forgot - base Air doesn't even have leather seats (not that I like Tesla's vegan leather).
For incentives - we do get $7100 rebate which doesn't even cover GST you pay for car, but it's something.