What will it take to make you seriously consider an EV?

That's your opinion I think Volvo and Audi have great looking EV's and I like the Ford, Jaguar and Cadillac better than the Tesla suv. I also think Tesla is going to have big problems with other companies compact and subcompact EV's.

Are you really arguing if billion dollar companies cannot build on what Tesla has already done and cannot make improvements? It's only happened to every new technology in the history of man.

Tesla having 80% market share means they ripe for competition since consumers like to have things that are different and that 80% is because they never had any real competition.

And Tesla is only leading VW by 1% in market share worldwide.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/541390/global-sales-of-plug-in-electric-vehicle-manufacturers/

 

When are you gonna include the joke?

 

What the hell does Nokia ot blockbuster have to do with this and why are you leaving out all companies like Samsung and Amazon as people who got into the business later.

Tesla has 53% of U.S market share.

https://evadoption.com/ev-sales/evs-percent-of-vehicle-sales-by-brand/

What does Tesla being a hundred billion company have to do with anything and them buting the other companies means squat.

I hate to break this to you but most people buy cars on brand loyalty and looks and don't care about research and the research will tell them that these other cars are comparable and you ignored the fact that most people but suv's compacts and sub compacts and Tesla does not have variety in those areas.

As for the article you posted I don't think you must have read it because it said this

Comparing the Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium 4X with the Tesla Model Y Long Range (as they are closest in both price and specs - see infographic below), the Model Y does beat out the Mach-E in many categories, but it’s not a landslide.

So why would someone choose the Mach-E over the Model Y? Well, when it comes to your wallet, the prices are still in the same ballpark. Ford qualifies for the full $7,500 EV tax credit, while Tesla no longer does. So the Mach-E’s affordability can (conceivably) outweigh whatever shortcomings it has when compared to the Model Y.

And then this.

Then, of course, there's brand loyalty that plays into a decision when buying a car. Earlier this year, Autolist looked at the Ford Mach-E vs. Tesla Model Y comparison and conducted a survey to see which way consumers leaned. Interestingly, those surveyed were split (almost) evenly between the two brands — with 51% preferring the Ford.

And that was written by a Tesla guy

This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX, which makes and sells aftermarket Tesla accessories. The opinions expressed therein are not necessarily our own at InsideEVs, nor have we been paid by EVANNEX to publish these articles. We find the company's perspective as an aftermarket supplier of Tesla accessories interesting and are willing to share its content free of charge. Enjoy!

The article makes my point for me.

 

Most people are not looking for performance with a compact and subcompact cars, i'm starting to think you don't really understand what most people are looking for in a car.

It does not matter if Tesla is the innovator just like Apple and the smart phone other companies can and will create things better and cheaper and then it will become a choice to consumers.

Just because Tesla says they will have 25K compact in 2 years does not make it so just look at how long it took them to get the Y out their and companies already have electric subcompacts and compacts and they are cars that already sell well.

I see you are a Tesla fan boy and that's all well and good but anybody that knows the history of manufacturing knows that Tesla will lose market share as more choices become available just like Apple.

 

Ok that's correct but it still has to do with there not being that many choices.

I really don't know what you are arguing anymore yes Tesla has a better charging network and Technology but all of those things will be competitive as the other major companies start selling Ev's.

Why did you ignore what he said before the 7500 credit and after.

Comparing the Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium 4X with the Tesla Model Y Long Range (as they are closest in both price and specs - see infographic below), the Model Y does beat out the Mach-E in many categories, but it’s not a landslide.

Then, of course, there's brand loyalty that plays into a decision when buying a car. Earlier this year, Autolist looked at the Ford Mach-E vs. Tesla Model Y comparison and conducted a survey to see which way consumers leaned. Interestingly, those surveyed were split (almost) evenly between the two brands — with 51% preferring the Ford.

So already 51% of people like the Ford better which proves my point that people go by looks more than tech

 

why would I not listen to his opinion and why do you think people pay more attention to info graphics than on how a car looks?

The vast majority of car owners do not buy cars based on specs and the tax credit means its not 10k higher.

It's funny now you got a problem with guy whose link you put up to bolster your argument.

Lol.

And the Mach-E is more like the X than the Y and the X is much more expensive.

And Jaguar makes a Suv that is more luxurious than the X for a better price.

 

https://insideevs.com/news/465552/jaguar-ipace-sales-reaches-new-record-q4-2020/

 

I ts on the uptick and I am not trying to prove anything just refuting the fact that you think that Tesla has no competition and that these other carmakers will not eat into a huge share of the market from Tesla.

What are you trying to prove?

 

How superior Tesla is in tech and battery performance has no bearing on the discussion and even that is debateable.

Yes there is competition why do you think all of these companies are implementing new EV's.

VW is already making huge gains and analyst predict they will pass Tesla globally.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/palash...t-with-software-or-batteries/?sh=797c14e665b6

UBS anticipates that VW can seriously challenge Tesla's leadership in sales volumes by 2022 “driven by a plethora of [new EV] launches.”

VW is already the top EV seller in Europe — Dan Levy, an analyst at Credit Suisse, wrote in a recent research report that in Europe VW climbed to the leading position in the all-electric car market in 2020, with a 24% market share, up from 13% in the prior year, while Tesla’s comparative share in Europe plunged from 29% in 2019 to 13% last year.

This is the reason why other companies will "catch up"

“Tesla has yet to prove it can produce vehicles anywhere near the scale of the incumbents, who have proven they can switch their internal combustion engine production capacity over to make EVs,” he says. “Further, the incumbents have a large cost advantage because they’ve already built and paid for their production factories while Tesla still has to build their factories.”