In these years, I've often discussed with a friend of mine, a "petrol-head", who drives a Taxi for a living (in Italy).
Of course, his demands for a car are quite high, and he always had a lot of things to say against Tesla cars. Not a fanboy, to say the least.
Today, in a Facebook discussion in my page, he posted this (sorry but it's google translate):
«Model Y sells because Tesla has finally made a credible car, which summarizes the characteristics suitable for the market. It's not the best performing in their lineup, the most iconic or the most efficient, but it's a balanced mix of everything needed: it's not huge, it has excellent interior space, excellent trunks, a tailgate.
Aesthetically it vaguely reminds me of the beetle, it's ungracefully nice, it's not mean like the 3, it's not exaggerated like the S, it's not atrocious like the X. Mechanically refined, it has the best EV powertrain on the market, and Tesla is the top in that sector. You buy something without compromises, at prices even much lower than the competition. Furthermore, and I say this as a mad detractor, it is now close in cost to even the most direct competitors (I have always seen the comparisons with premium brands badly, I think it is at least one step below but also two, in any case, here you are below 50k, sometimes even by a lot, and in my opinion the Y is the benchmark for EVs today): some medium-sized cars do better in terms of fittings and finishes, but this one eats them up in every respect. It does enough kms, has the best performance and efficiency on the market, the best management system, the best charging network, and a capillary buying and selling system. Tesla website makes you want to buy them, you see everything, prompt delivery, used, with price, work done, where they are, all over the country. If you open any other automotive sites, they are walking bugs, they refer to hundreds of dealers, on whom you depend for everything.
Then, the Y enters the most dynamic market segment, the C-SUV segment, and its traditional rivals flounder in a regulatory frenzy that certainly benefits those who smell of the future. It is true that it requires accustomisation, a change in habits, and that in certain areas it is still a gamble, but it is a credible car, indeed, I believe that today it is the benchmark for everyone».