It was certainly one of the primary reasons for me as I travel quite a lot for work, the others being lead times for other possibilities. Just read a I4/M3LR/Polestar review in Auto Express, despite the obvious SC network access, being most efficient Tesla was pushed into 2nd place by the I4 this time. Mainly on build quality & driver appeal, it did also mention that I4 & Polestar give 1yrs access to Ionity preferential rates (I stand corrected by all who mentioned this for VW).its interesting to hear how many people seemed to only buy a tesla because of the superchargers. All things being equal (which it looks like they might soon be) - what were your options at the time, and what are your options now?
For me when I bought last year superchargers were a comfort blanket but the car itself still seemed to be in the sweet spot in terms of range/efficiency/price. Now? Perhaps I'd have a VAG SUV on the shortlist (Q4 or Enyaq), the i4 if it was closer to £50k with the main options, maybe I'm missing some but it while it is a longer list than before, its by no means a long list.
My choices of current possibles would be EV6 or Mustang MachE LR RWD or the I4 M50 as a business leasee. When you look at the costs at the bottom of the article although running costs for the I4 are higher it gets negated by the fact the Tesla M3LR is in group 50 insurance. I still fail to see why it's so high.
BMW i4 vs Polestar 2 vs Tesla Model 3: 2022 group test review | Auto Express