The number of Nissan Leafs sold so far are close to twice the number of Tesla model Ss sold.
Tesla has sold 1.6x the number of Model 3's in the past 2 years than Nissan has sold Leaf's... ever.
Sources (US):
* 136K Leafs: http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/nissan/nissan-leaf...
* 223K Model 3s: http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/tesla/tesla-model-...
So Nissan beat Tesla with a model not only in time to market but also with it's superior price, which resulted so far in selling twice as many cars as Tesla's direct competitors to the Nissan Leaf.
> It is not a Tesla killer
Nothing will ever be if the goalpost is kept moving like that.
The Nissan Leaf and Leaf Plus doesn't come into consideration for me because of its pitiful range, the ChADeMO connector and lack of active cooling for the battery pack.
>> Tesla Model S
Not comparable cars.
Not comparable, but look at the post that was the origin of that response, it was only about "electric cars" in general.
Meanwhile a hatchback and a lift back are hardly not competing in the same market segment.
Several of them are targeting Tesla owners with discounts, ads at superchargers, etc... The companies clearly think they are competing with Tesla, especially since they don't want to compete with themselves (ICE models).
As for doing their own thing, most have a battery shortage and are confined to small cars with relatively small battery packs for now until more batteries are available (none of whom are vertically integrating production).