Plenty of room for more EV's on the road. Good to see that a major manufacturer is taking things seriously. The VW Golf equivalent is launching this evening at 6:45 BST.
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Can’t wait to see them on the street!
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Oh wait, never mind.
Well, this event is full of meaningless fluff so far.
Yes, I agree. Looks a serious competitor. Question will be whether the production volumes will match demand. Already the Hyundai, Kia and Nissan EVs are on long lead times (as of course are Tesla).Just seen it with the specs... I’d suggest Tesla might be in for a bit of trouble. If they can mass produce a car with that range quickly it’s going to be disruptive.
I agree that the target market is a little different to the Model 3. However, I think for people who definitely want to get into an EV now, the market falls into two, only-slightly-overlapping, segments:It is indeed a serious competitor... To the VW Golf. That's the point made very well in the VW presentation. Wisely, they didn't cross-compare with other EVs. Note that the quoted ranges are WLTP so we'll need to wait for actual tests. Driving dynamics are also an open question.
The Model 3 is also a larger and higher performance vehicle with superior charging infrastructure. And in my opinion looks nicer and has some other things which appeal to me like the glass roof, very large screen and minimalistic interior. The VW ID.3 is more like a superior Golf, which isn't a bad thing. It'll sell very well I have no doubt, but there's a massive ICE market to displace.
I think Tesla's supercharger network will remain an advantage until the mess that is the public charging infrastructure is sorted out (or some cartel of manufacturers do what Tesla did).