Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from the 1980s

Re:Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from... by maxerickson on Sunday April 22, 2018 @01:07PM (#16897120)

The greater range costs $15,000, it is mostly coming from a bigger battery (Tesla does have a modest edge on range/kW-h).

The form factor is also not a technical thing, it's the sort of thing I was trying to head off with they aren't really aimed at the same market segments. I think it is fair to say that the Model 3 is the more desired car, but that's not the same as demonstrating a big lead in electric platforms.

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Re:Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from... by CodeWriter23 on Sunday April 22, 2018 @04:32PM (#16898418)

Thanks for pointing that out. I fooled myself with my GoogleFU.

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Re:Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from... by beamatronic on Sunday April 22, 2018 @01:25PM (#16897240)

That’s right. No one else is trying to make a sexy electric car at a low price.

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Re:Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from... by dragonwriter on Sunday April 22, 2018 @02:00PM (#16897462)

> No one else is trying to make a sexy electric car at a low price.

Whatever Tesla is trying, they aren't actually delivering that, either. The model 3 may have curb appeal (the interior is another story) but it certainly isn't at a low price (the base price is above the median total—options and taxes included—transaction price of a US new car purchase.)

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