Their price is fine if you look at the Apple analog. Not even knows they want a Tesla like not everyone knew they wanted an iPhone. It's not that they even want one, you basically have to have a smartphone nowdays. EVs will be similar in many many respects. And once someone tries one, that is it. There is no going back.
Of coarse there are other brands of smartphones, but not thing comes close to iPhone in terms of the brand, just like Tesla. There will always be metrics other brands can beat Tesla in, but the overall brand and product is unrivaled and will probably be so for the next 10 years. After that though, it's anyone's guess.
1. Nissan Leaf $28,375 - 150 Mile range for this price. (It is not advisable to drive this car long distances because the battery overheats and will reduce charging)
2. Mazda MX-30 $34,645 - ~100 mile range (ideal conditions)
3. Hyundai Ioniq $34,650 - 170 miles
Model 3 starts at 262 Miles and has the superchargers + most of the stuff Tesla is known for included (sentry mode, good UI software, games, etc). I don't know about you but it seems like a second gen car whereas the others are all on first gen.
All of the cars I listed are real street legal cars (no NEVs), available for purchase today (no concepts), that are plugin electrics (no hybrids) with a range in excess of 100 miles, with a price less than $40,000. These are viable inexpensive cars. That was the criteria. Arguing that these don't count because they're not comparable to one that costs 50% more, isn't fair.
The state with longest average commute distance is New Hampshire at 46 miles.[0] Even if that’s one way, that’s only 100 miles a day. Assuming you can only charge overnight, you’ll never use that extra range. You'll never even go below 50% if you can charge at work.
The software you’re citing for Tesla is gimmicks and cruel jokes. Why does someone need a game that only works when your car is parked and the screen faces the driver? When would someone use this? And even if you find the situation where you want to play a game in parked car, why would chose this rather than any of the games on your phone?
Tesla navigation last time I checked was Google Maps, but not Google turn-by-turn. That's odd. When I test drove a Model S, the salesman pitched some unknown streaming service as “like Pandora”. I’m sorry, but what? The car doesn’t even come with Android or Apple CarPlay.
I’ve used CarPlay, it’s heads and shoulders above any OEM infotainment system I’ve ever used. It’s so good, it’s a requirement for my next car. Assuming AndroidPlay (or whatever it's called) is just as good, why would anyone want anything else?
>All of the cars I listed are real street legal cars (no NEVs), available for purchase today (no concepts), that are plugin electrics (no hybrids) with a range in excess of 100 miles, with a price less than $40,000. These are viable inexpensive cars. That was the criteria. Arguing that these don't count because they're not comparable to one that costs 50% more, isn't fair.
My argument is that the cars are priced the same as Tesla. You are paying less but getting a compromised car in many respects(range, charge time, reduced interior quality/size). You are basically buying Gen 1 tech at standard price.
>The software you’re citing for Tesla is gimmicks and cruel jokes.
I think we are not going to agree on this but these days they have an excellent UI experience. You haven't actually spent an extended amount of time in a modern Tesla have you? These other cars you cite have gimped infotainment compared to Tesla so they have to be augmented with Carplay. Some people would prefer to use their iPhone as it can be upgraded, fair enough. Tesla decided to go in another direction.
But Tesla also throws in nice to haves such as Sentry mode, games etc. These are non-existant on the other platforms even as an option. Why would you value something like Sentry mode at 0$? It is a value add for some even if you don't want to use it.
>The state with longest average commute distance is New Hampshire at 46 miles.[0] Even if that’s one way, that’s only 100 miles a day. Assuming you can only charge overnight, you’ll never use that extra range. You'll never even go below 50% if you can charge at work.
This is Gen 1 EV mindset. You are paying ~35K for a car that can't go long distances/cannot fast charge? The Mazda cannot even match the 2012 Nissan Leaf. I was researching the Mazda as a potential vehicle since I really like their cars but this is not something I could fathom paying for and not feel ripped off. It is not fast, not really luxurious, has short range. It has no redeeming qualities other than it is Mazda's first EV.
At that point you are not getting 35K worth of value out of these cars. A basic gas car is more competitive at this price range. The collection of people who would pay 35K for a 100-150 mile EV but not buy a gas car or pay more for a viable EV has got to be quite small. In fact I'd wager that the car shortage + Carpool lane access in some states + aggressive incentives is whats driving any sales of these cars. In the case of the Mazda they are only selling in CA from what I understand.
The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt has a range of 259 miles and starts at $31,995. It has the "Super Cruise" that Consumer Reports rates as the #1 Assisted Driver tech.
Seems promising although I don't know if consumers will like the compromised storage space and the design. GM had an opportunity to really outshine after the v1 Bolt but it seems like they took an incremental approach to the v2 Bolt. It is a potentially competitive vehicle assuming they didn't cut corners like they did with the first Bolt such as using the worst seats in the GM parts bin. I guess many will ignore these issues but I wonder how many potential sales are lost due to the LG battery fires in the Gen v1 Bolt.
Check out the specs of a Model 3. Unlike most other cars, where the lowest spec means that most of the comfort equipment you want to have is missing, there are almost no differences between the tiers. The most significant difference is the size of the battery and that it only has RWD, otherwise it is mostly identical to the higher specs. Buying the lowest spec of the Model 3 is quite common as a result.
