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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by hyperbovine on Thursday April 25, 2019 @04:03AM (#19746012)
> People buy 5x the number of Teslas than Konas because they Teslas are much, much more delightful.

Sorry, but this is just a completely dumb statement. The reason Tesla sales are higher is partly because Hyundai literally cannot meet the demand for this car (https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/11/hyundai-reassures-...). Economics is a real phenomenon, and way more people would rather have basic transportation + an extra $80k in their pocket than be “delighted” by owning a P100D.

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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by Phase_White on Sunday April 28, 2019 @10:29PM (#19775395)
Hyundai does not want to meet the demand for the car because it is a compliance car and they are losing money on each sale.
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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by pbreit on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:24AM (#19749110)
It does seem there is decent demand for Kona EV.

Perhaps you were not aware of Tesla's Model 3 which is the same price as a Kona EV and much, much nicer. And not battery constrained.

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