Taycan is nice, but has some issues on software and (possibly) the battery - had a couple friends get these cars and all but one has had "unspecified battery work"
Mach E is nice, but a little small for my tastes. The GT trim is a big failure, they really screwed up on the battery cooling, so it can do maybe ONE full-power launch and then it limits itself. The Model Y is a far superior car in every aspect.
Everything else . . . compromises EVERYWHERE on the user experience.
If you want to know how far behind the "competition" is, go watch Sandy Munro's videos on YouTube. He's one of the best engineers of the past 50 years in the auto industry, worked for Ford for a very long long time. Has defense contracts to tear things down for the DoD and tell them how to make things better. Simply put, from his videos, it is crystal clear that Tesla innovates faster than the rest of the industry can compete. This is innovation in EVERYTHING - software, motors, battery tech, charging tech, manufacturing simplification for improved margins. NO ONE else is close, and they are not closing the gap, they are getting further behind.
The FACT of the matter, if you talk to anyone in the know in these industries - they DO NOT want to let go of their ICE manufacturing simply because they have too much invested and the financials of transitioning are enormous (fun fact - it takes at least 1B of R&D to bring a new engine to market for traditional OEMs - that's why they really only "tinker" with them and make small adjustments and keep one design for 8-10 years).
Tesla is not burdened by lots of the "old school" thinking, and more importantly all the capital investments that these companies have to get a return on. They have a clean-slate, and they are the very definition of an "industry disruptor".
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