Re:Tesla Cuts Jobs in China
by maxerickson on Monday March 09, 2015 @03:30PM
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I wasn't very clear about it, but I was thinking that they aren't necessarily so far behind strategically. Hybrids don't look so bad if there is no $25,000, 200+ mile range EV (with a good distance solution).
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I agree, hybrids are probably your best bet if you're on a budget right now.
What it comes down to, for Tesla's future and the future of EVs, is whether the big car companies will be able to improve their EVs better or faster than Tesla can reduce the price of theirs. If Tesla could sell the Model S for the price of a Leaf, they'd sell like crazy. If Nissan could make the Leaf as good as a Model S, they'd sell like crazy. The question is, which end do the odds favor? I think Tesla has a better chance, partly because it's all they do, and partly because it just seems like their task is the easier one at this point.