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Other manufacturers may be accelerating their own EV production, but they seem to be a couple years behind Tesla, except for GM, and I expected the Bolt to be selling better given it's 1+ year headstart on the 3, so I'm not sure how well it'll do once Tesla ramps up production.I think it's because of the unmitigated "early" success of Model 3 with 100's of thousands of deposited pre-orders that other manufacturers are drastically accelerating their own timetables for entry into the EV market.
Tesla has a head start. They still have to execute very well. Next six months will be interesting as they transition into first time owners taking possession.
The issues described so far are either minor annoyances or show-stoppers depending on your expectations.
Granted, there are plenty of ~100 mile EVs around, but I don't think those are similar enough to be competition. I think the new Leaf and Ioniq EV are closer than average, but they give up a lot in terms of range, acceleration, interior size, and looks with only a ~$5k+ drop in price.
There are a few 200+ mile EVs in the pipeline, but aside from the long range Leaf, I'm not confident we'll see them in sufficient numbers at a similar price to the 3 in the next couple years.
List of Electric Vehicles (2018)
Yeah, I think selling at a loss initially would be most likely. They still have some wiggle room if the EV tax credit sticks around though. Everyone except for GM, Nissan, and Tesla will have a couple hundred thousand vehicles to scale up their own battery production.I agree but it's not clear to me how they could short of a battery breakthrough that only they have access to or a decision to sell at a loss.