It seems that most people that buy a Tesla are more interested in the status they bring vs. the build quality and reliability.
When I shopped around for an EV, I couldn’t find any compelling reason to get one over other models (e.g. Hyundai, BMW, Kia, Ford, etc.). The only two advantages I could find were a) simply the status of owning one, and b) the charging infrastructure. Build quality, features, and price were all better vs. Tesla.
Re: status, I think they’re currently still selling because at one point, you drew a ton of attention for owning one since there were so few on the road.
Nowadays, most anyone can afford one, and they still consider it a status symbol.
But as they become more commonplace and people start to see the build problems, and as EV production starts to ramp up and the gap in price between EVs and ICE vehicles narrows, I feel like Tesla will start to lose ground to the competition that has years of experience in making high quality and reliable vehicles, and the status of owning one will fade.
Re: infrastructure, this is already shifting considerably given the adoption of NACS, and even the Magic Dock being rolled out to allow CCS on Superchargers.
When I shopped around for an EV, I couldn’t find any compelling reason to get one over other models (e.g. Hyundai, BMW, Kia, Ford, etc.). The only two advantages I could find were a) simply the status of owning one, and b) the charging infrastructure. Build quality, features, and price were all better vs. Tesla.
Re: status, I think they’re currently still selling because at one point, you drew a ton of attention for owning one since there were so few on the road.
Nowadays, most anyone can afford one, and they still consider it a status symbol.
But as they become more commonplace and people start to see the build problems, and as EV production starts to ramp up and the gap in price between EVs and ICE vehicles narrows, I feel like Tesla will start to lose ground to the competition that has years of experience in making high quality and reliable vehicles, and the status of owning one will fade.
Re: infrastructure, this is already shifting considerably given the adoption of NACS, and even the Magic Dock being rolled out to allow CCS on Superchargers.