I bought my 2013 Prius when it came off the 3 year lease in January. I already had my Soul EV for 14 months. Sold the Prius to my cousin. Would never even consider a non-BEV for a car again, ever. I can't be the only one who has this view.
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Here is some interesting data on EV car sales in the US market...2016 is off to a record start. Monthly Plug-In Sales Scorecard
It will attract people in it's closest segment (mid-luxury) as well as people in less costly segments who normally would not pay that much for a car but will for a Tesla.
regional distribution of those 400k pre orders Telsa have, and I'd be quite happy if they send me a survey to answer what my current salary is, what I'm driving currently and what I normally spend on a car and whether that's new - as long as I get to see the summarised results.
Bingo.I very much doubt people would hold off buying cars for 2 years.
And you can't say any drop in sales is due to Model 3 - it is probably more related to economic climate.
The only way you can conclude that Model 3 is taking sales away from other brand is to wait for sales numbers in 2018 and 2019.
A drop is sales in other brands in association of the rise in sales in Tesla would give you stronger evidence of Model 3 effect.
Probably like seeing a Subaru in Texas(Ford Truck country).The Infiniti is a surprise to me, I"m up in Seattle and that's a pretty rare car to see on the roads. I guess that just goes to show how perspectives can be skewed by your geographic location
Waves from my Texas Subaru. I see more Model Ses than I do other Legacys here in DFW. Most of the Subarus I see around here are Outbacks and Foresters. Subarus are actually surprisingly common here in Texas, just not as common as places like Colorado.Probably like seeing a Subaru in Texas(Ford Truck country).
Plot against luxury CUV's though, the growth there likely more than makes up for the drop in cars...
So the model 3 reveal resulted in more sales of the Mercedes, Prius, bmw and Hyundai in April.
I think a lot of the Prius faithful were standing in a long line on March 31st.
RT
Another Prius owner here, 2010 base model. Didn't reserve on 3/31, waited patiently to have an opportunity to discuss it with the wife in a reasonable manner {I was too hyped to discuss it sooner!}. Reserved and received my confirmation on 4/5 @ 8:55 CST. As I live in Alabama and will not be getting many options, I don't expect to be too early on the delivery list. I would like a piece of the tax credit though because the base price on a new 3 will be ~ 35% more money than I've ever spent on a new car or truck.Flat,
I would also note that the Prius dropped out of the top 20 cars as of this year. In 2015 it was the 20th best selling car in the U.S. I suspect a further drop, time will tell. I think a lot of the Prius faithful were standing in a long line on March 31st.
RT