Tesla advantage is even clearer as competition in Detroit falls flat
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Tesla's competition can't keep up. Traditional auto companies were supposed to catch Tesla in the EV market. The past week shows how badly Detroit has failed to do this.

I own a Tesla but I am not a Tesla fan boy by any means. My wife drives an Ioniq 5. Really looking forward to branching out beyond the brand for my next EV but this article on the big automakers’ finances going into a tough market definitely gives me pause. Don’t want to go back to the early days where Tesla was the only game in town.

  • egregori3BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I am a Tesla fanboy. The E-GMP platform looks really promising but Hyundai / Kia do not have a reputation for quality under the hood. Only time will tell.

    I think Tesla needs to offer base models.

    - A base $32K (before rebates)model 3 highland SR RWD with manual seats and no heated rear seats, Tesla Vision, camera based ADAS, and mechanical HVAC controls without stalks.

    - A base 39K (before rebates) model Y SR RWD with manual seats and no heated rear seats , Tesla Vision, camera based ADAS, and mechanical HVAC controls without stalks.

    Packages:

    Long Range comfort RWD package $7K: LR battery, Front heated memory seats

    Long Range comfort AWD package 12K: LR battery, Front heated memory seats

    Luddite package $5K: Radar based ADAS, USS, Stalks, HUD

    Autopilot 3K

    Enhanced AP 6K

    FSD 12K