Maybe I worded that poorly, perhaps what I should have said was more
along the lines of: There is no standing contract with the general
public to supply Tesla vehicles for $35k or $30k or some other imagined
"affordable" MSRP cut off point.
There have in fact been times in the past when Tesla did sell an off
menu model 3 for under $35k, I believe. Perhaps this is what Bobby was
able to buy? Point is, complaints that "Tesla isn't making that cheap
BEV they promised" are missing the big picture, which is that there
likely wouldn't be any BEVs for sale from any OEMs were it not for Tesla
forcing them into this market.
The Nissan Leaf was a great BEV for it's time, but it was never going to
strike the passion of those looking for the quickest, the safest, the
best global charging network, the unending over the air software
improvements, the real time optimization of design within each model
class. Just because people have options for purchasing OEM BEVs with
warranties today by no means eliminates the desire of those at this list
to hand craft our own electrified creations. Just like there will
always be people who love to wrench on engines, heck I would still enjoy
working on an ICE if I had the inkling to need to.
Maybe I over reacted to the OP (Original Post) which in a single
sentence managed to personally denigrate Elon alone for both lowering
prices and simultaneously not lowering them enough. And also incorrectly
claiming that the likes of the Bolt, Kia, and Hyundai are competitors.
The fact of the matter is that ICE cars are the only competition, and
that there are those able to fill all price points is good for everyone.
I don't expect Porsche to build all the worlds pickup trucks, and so
to expect Tesla to single-handedly satisfy all BEV price points is
equally absurd.
For anyone who noticed I changed the subject line, again:
You may appreciate this video from SMR of Solving the Money Problem
Be warned, SMR is a Hyper-Bull, wears his bias on his sleeve:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JD1ftXYrWM&t=8m20s
8:20 Analysis: Tesla uses its profits as a weapon in an EV price war
Cite:
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-uses-its-profits-weapon-an-ev-price-war-2023-01-19/
On 1/18/2023 4:23 PM, Bobby Keeland via EV wrote:
Ryan Fulcher said “I've yet to see any contract that anyone has...
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