Tesla were the first (In any meaningful way)- so made the biggest impact and that gives Tesla kudos, coupled with their superb charging network and i can see why when people think of an EV they naturally gravitate towards Tesla.
As other manufacturers are developing their EV offerings they were a bit late to the party so have to work a lot harder to have an impact on the market and persuade people to consider alternatives to Tesla.
To put together a BEV that genuinely competed against ICE, Tesla had to work very hard, everything they built had to exceed expectation and in many respects do it better than ICE.
Moving on a few years its clear - to me anyway - Tesla's drive and progress is very different, undoubtedly due to their CEO having too many fingers in too many pies (Solar, Tunnels, Space, Robots, EV helicopters, neural networks, Twitter) and that reduction of focus on further refinement, coupled with high profile spats in the media and in the courts has negatively impacted on Tesla as a brand, Space Karen is influential but toxic.
I agree with
@yessuz in his assessment - If the superchargers are opened up to all then Tesla loose their advantage that pushes people over the line to purchase a Tesla when other marques are perceived to be offering comparable alternatives - the package overall for Tesla is not as strong or compelling as it once was.
I've Just been looking up a few reviews of the BYD Seal, One was the Seal directly up against the Highland - and both reviewers said the Seal drives better, more comfortable, better equipped, more attractive, bigger HV battery, quieter, more plush, well built - and has an indicator stalk - both chose the Seal over the model 3. One reviewer found the Haptic indicators an instant deal breaker, the other said it may be possible to live with it.
The only two things Tesla did better was in the efficiency - watts per mile and the supercharger network.
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