Fully agree and great to see that they bring some more compelling cars out. This is what we need to turn the opinion of the public around. Beside us fanboys there are many people out there who dislike Tesla because its Tesla and other brands will help them to adopt EVs quicker.
As you said nearly all specs of the I-Pace are still below what we are used to at Tesla though. In order to create real competition we need them to be equal or at least in a few aspects better. I hope they get closer but have some doubts looking at improvement cycles and timelines in combination with experience and capacities of Batteries.
Looking at range in combination with batterie size and dual versus single motor it looks like they are way behind. I can't wait to see the specs for the M3 AWD and expect a large improvement which makes all other EVs coming out in 2018/19 looking even more weak.
As a finally point, having watched ads for EVs its interesting how they avoid any mentioned of charging. Its a strong negative for me that they don't have an answer and put the responsibility into the hands of governments or other providers. As a consumer its such a critical factor and what help does it bring having a well designed EV with good range but either you just can drive it just in town or near your home or who have to develop a "master plan" first if you want to travel a longer distance. As a customer I would feel somehow cheated.
Porsche at least is doing something. Not enough given the small amount of dealerships in the US but at least something: Porsche's US dealers will offer fast charging stations for its Tesla-fighting Mission E sedan
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