Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by outworlder on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:02PM
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> Tesla is the king of battery manufacturing
Did you mean Panasonic?
Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by kjksf on Friday October 28, 2022 @05:13PM
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> But their cars kinda suck overall
Do explain how a kinda sucky car, Model Y, became best selling car in Europe in September and is tracking to be best selling car world wide in 2023.
And yes, I do mean "car", not "electric car". Model Y is outselling Peugeot 208, a car half its price.
https://electrek.co/2022/10/28/tesla-model-y-best-selling-ca...
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas...
Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by dahfizz on Friday October 28, 2022 @05:40PM
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> Do explain how a kinda sucky car, Model Y, became best selling car in Europe in September and is tracking to be best selling car world wide in 2023.
Because gas is obscenely expensive in Europe, so EVs are in high demand and there are very few "real" EVs available. Especially in the form factor of the Y, which is especially popular these days.
The model 3/Y are over priced, have poor build quality, and are a nightmare to have serviced. But there are no real competitors (yet).
Tesla is the king of battery manufacturing. Their EV drivetrains are the most efficient on the market today. But their cars kinda suck overall and they are not going to be competitive with the traditional auto makers in the long run. Better to sell batteries & motors to Toyota, and sell power walls & solar to consumers / resellers. That is their core competency.