The upcoming Chevy Equinox looks to be beginning at a very good price point, even though we don't really know what higher appointed cars will sell for at this time, it seems they will be less than most Teslas.
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Most who keep up with EVs know the Equinox is coming. I wondered what your thoughts were on it's direct competition to the Tesla Model Y would be?
I visit a few other EV sites and Chevy is among them. Many of those people are presently driving a Bolt EUV and looking to trade up in later 2023/ early 2024 to Equinox. Most of them still see the Tesla as an out of reach car for the average worker.
Lots of ICE drivers are probably more compelled to drive a more ICE like car as compared to the different approach of Tesla. Some using the argument that there has been no real change to the Tesla platform and basically it's getting long in the tooth, even going so far as to compare Musk to Henry Ford.
I do think there is some validity to a more traditional looking car, mainly in the interior, that will appeal to anyone who doesn't like ipads.
I have a deposit down on an Equinox, but I have also ordered a Tesla MY LR. I liked both cars, however I liked the fact that Teslas have been made and refined as EVs for quite some time. I liked the way Teslas have been designed. To me, the Equinox still looks as if it robs a lot of DNA from traditional assembly lines.
Everyone likes to save money, so if a 50K awd version of the Equinox eventually makes it to market that has apple car play and android auto, has an instrument cluster in front of the driver and has similar specs to Tesla Y, I believe it's going to be a blow.
Most will associate a common brand name, in this case Chevy, with something good and more familiar than the more unfamiliar Tesla, even if Chevy has mainly only made ICE the past 100 years. There is going to be some brand recognition and probably some credit where credit isn't necessarily due.
What are your predictions as Chevy enters with the Equinox and other makers have similar cars coming in? Do you still think Tesla is far ahead?
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Most who keep up with EVs know the Equinox is coming. I wondered what your thoughts were on it's direct competition to the Tesla Model Y would be?
I visit a few other EV sites and Chevy is among them. Many of those people are presently driving a Bolt EUV and looking to trade up in later 2023/ early 2024 to Equinox. Most of them still see the Tesla as an out of reach car for the average worker.
Lots of ICE drivers are probably more compelled to drive a more ICE like car as compared to the different approach of Tesla. Some using the argument that there has been no real change to the Tesla platform and basically it's getting long in the tooth, even going so far as to compare Musk to Henry Ford.
I do think there is some validity to a more traditional looking car, mainly in the interior, that will appeal to anyone who doesn't like ipads.
I have a deposit down on an Equinox, but I have also ordered a Tesla MY LR. I liked both cars, however I liked the fact that Teslas have been made and refined as EVs for quite some time. I liked the way Teslas have been designed. To me, the Equinox still looks as if it robs a lot of DNA from traditional assembly lines.
Everyone likes to save money, so if a 50K awd version of the Equinox eventually makes it to market that has apple car play and android auto, has an instrument cluster in front of the driver and has similar specs to Tesla Y, I believe it's going to be a blow.
Most will associate a common brand name, in this case Chevy, with something good and more familiar than the more unfamiliar Tesla, even if Chevy has mainly only made ICE the past 100 years. There is going to be some brand recognition and probably some credit where credit isn't necessarily due.
What are your predictions as Chevy enters with the Equinox and other makers have similar cars coming in? Do you still think Tesla is far ahead?