By your logic you don't want Tesla to get better and introduce better versions of things because that would make previous owners mad. Do you know how absurd that sounds?
There is something to be said about the timing of price changes and such, but a strong disagree with regards to halting progress.
No, this is a business opinion - not personal. Frankly I do not personally care.
(IMO) Tesla as a company is acting too much like a business with a start-up mentality. To make changes left and right are not good to develop a strong business presence. And whether they like it or not, Tesla is in the big leagues now.
It would be as if Apple jumped from an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 8. You rattle your consumer base. With companies like GM, Ford, Volkswagen, etc. working hard to take Tesla off the map - Tesla needs to keep it's past and future customers loyal and happy. No way is Tesla going to take over the EV market without that base.
I'm not talking enthusiasts (like here), but mainstream consumers who are and will buy bEVs as a personal decision based on what the company and its products are perceived to be. Tesla would have to introduce a new battery pack in the Model Y, and will look flaky if they have to restructure everything at this point. People, in general, do not like too much change - too quickly. Not everyone wants to be part of the future right away.
Like S60 owners who got mad when the S70 came out... or both got mad when The S75 came out...and everyone got mad when the S90 and S100 came out?
The Model S (and x) were niche market products
for enthusiasts or for people with deep pockets who just wanted something different. Most of the people I know with Model Ss are financially endowed to the point where they do not feel any bit of a lighter wallet from having bought one. The car goes away, they just buy another one. (funny, but I am the first person I know of that purchased a Model 3).
All competition with specs announced to be on the market next 1-2 years are well behind current Tesla range/specs- and/or production targets are going to be like 10-20 times lower than Teslas.
Agreed - in part, anyway. But any large company that "assumes" that it's competition is weak is in serious trouble. You never sit there and assume "company Y" will never pose a threat to you. Perhaps not a year or two, but eventually there will be competition. There is serious money looking to dominate the EV market. You always look behind you and see who is a possible threat. Do you really think that these companies do not realize that ICE cars are dead at some point not too far in the future? Their futures are on the line too.
Tesla's biggest weakness is that it is still struggling to do basic things, like build and deliver cars without a major spectacle, etc. Future customers are going to look at car companies that they can feel safe with as a
non-enthusiast. These people just want to make ends meet - and do not want to "bet" on the future of the manufacturer of the car they buy. It's very different than the people here.
