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Originally Posted by Gamb1t
Majority of the e-cars owners own an ICE vehicle.
Until e-cars come down to the price of a Mazda 3 or Honda Civic, it will be seen as a niche. It'll be interesting to see how the sales of e-cars when the subsidies stop. I know Tesla was so concerned that they took Ontario gov. to court (and won) because of potential sale losses (see Denmark I think).
No one drives around racing their Teslas at the sight of another vehicle. Unless one is insecure. At that burn rate, the Model S/3/X system will shut down nor go further. Audi's e-Tron seems pretty good. BMW has a few e-car models. Auto mfgs do not need to beat Tesla, they just have to outlast it which I think isn't too hard thanks to Elon.
e-cars are probably here to stay. ICE will eventually be toys for the rich. See horseback riding and equestrian.
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You are correct about the main auto manufactures needing to outlast Tesla, honestly I don't see how they have lasted this long, however you can't deny that Tesla has spurred some real change in the industry. From electric cars to the way they sell them Tesla has some innovation in what they do. The point is when are the majors going to get on the ball. The i3 frankly sucks. I have had one for an extended 3 day test drive on two separate occasions. The range is deplorable, the pizza pan tires give you screwy handling and lets not even get started on the looks of the thing. If Tesla could get their product manufacturing process a little but more squared away and put shut down Elon's Twitter account they would be killing it. We keep hearing about the i5 or inext from BMW and frankly I want to wait for them before I get on the electric bandwagon, but they are making it really hard and I'm tired of having to go to the gas station. I'd much rather get in my car in my own garage every day as see a full battery every morning.