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Re:Tesla Q2 2021 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by paxys on Friday July 02, 2021 @01:30PM (#27714348)
The argument is that I want a sedan, not a pickup truck, as do a million other annual car buyers.
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Re:Tesla Q2 2021 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by neogodless on Friday July 02, 2021 @01:37PM (#27714430)
And... about a million trucks are sold every 4 months in the U.S.

https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2020-us-pickup-truck-sales-fig...

I think the Ford F-150 Lightning is an odd comparison to a Model 3. But you also get much more with the F-150 for the money.

Still, you can pay $20,000 and get a sedan that does most of what the Model 3 does (as far as basic transportation with seats.) The original comment stands - when will the Model 3 be price competitive with affordable, basic transportation?

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Re:Tesla Q2 2021 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by Someone1234 on Friday July 02, 2021 @01:36PM (#27714412)
> as do a million other annual car buyers.

The car category that has seen year-on-year decline, with several manufacturers discontinuing completely, as consumers move to SUVs and trucks in droves. I'm not sure the data is on your side here.

If the Cybertruck and Lightning ship at around $40K let's see if the M3 can compete there. I highly doubt it based on historical US vehicle sales.

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