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It just isn't true that other brands are lagging way behind Tesla in tech / infra / market share for electric vehicles. The difference in the past 3-4 years ha
by notsureaboutpg 5y ago
It just isn't true that other brands are lagging way behind Tesla in tech / infra / market share for electric vehicles.
The difference in the past 3-4 years has been huge and traditional car companies have really closed the gap. We're no longer in the days of only the Leaf and the Bolt being electric cars with reasonable range.
Most electric cars these days have enough range to be a daily driver. Most cars these days have driver assist and rear cameras, etc. Tesla's "fully autonomous" car is not here (despite being "2 years away" 6 years ago). Teslas have shockingly lower reliability than people expected when they first started being sold, and traditional cars have a leg up on them in this regard.
I'm not a Tesla downer, honestly I think they've done so much good for the world and the risks taken to make that company a success has accelerated progress in so many ways. All of that can be true, and it can also be true that other brands are catching up and already have attractive alternatives to Teslas out in the market now.