RE: 8 reasons why your next car should be a Model 3 or Model Y
It looks like pretty much all the other auto manufacturers are looking into electric vehicles, and the ones that aren't are absolutely going to be left behind. Tesla will have two advantages over the other manufacturers though:
1.) Every Tesla on the road is collecting and will continue to collect data for their autopilot system. They've already hit a billion miles and I honestly think no other company will ever be able to catch that lead... I imagine this will mean they'll have the most sophisticated and safest autopilot system.
2.) They've already spent billions on creating the supercharger network. They've actually opened up their design for other auto manufacturers and no one has taken them up on it... it does seem crazy to me that every auto brand will try and create their own charging network. If they continue heading in that direction then Tesla will again have the others beat as they'll already be years ahead.
For the vast majority of drivers though, they'll really use the charging network, they'll just charge at home.
You nearly always beat me to most articles and I always enjoy reading your contributions... thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it!
The charging at home worries me as our electrical supply is so unreliable. I will have solar soon so that should eradicate that bit. I never thought of what info they have over the others so a very good point. I read the other day that I think it was Aston Martin from 2023 is only going to be doing electric on all models. I really enjoyed your post as it was more than thorough and was very well done.
Thank you very much! That's an amazing compliment coming from someone so across the platform as yourself.
I'm not surprised with Aston Martin's move. The EU already has a CO2 emissions target of 95g per kilometer (Source), and I imagine it's only going to get stricter over time as other countries take similar stances. Shanghai in China already has laws about only driving your ICE car on alternate days.
Good luck with solar!! I've been trying for months to get something organised at home myself, but there's a few structural issues we have to address first.