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Old 06-04-2018, 04:53 PM   #347
robg
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Originally Posted by JST View Post
Tesla has been very clear for years that their ultimate goal was to build a mass market car. I’d have been really surprised if they backed off before they did that.

As for forcing a shift—the S and X have definitely proved that electric cars can be mainstream. They’ve also pushed a lot of carmakers toward thinking about EVs.

But how many long range EVs are there now, that aren’t Teslas? Pretty much one—the Bolt. There are a lot of designs in the pipeline, but it’ll be years before they’re actually on the road. I don’t think Tesla’s work on forcing a shift is done until some significant percentage of new cars are electric. That day is at least 10 years off.
Jaguar I-Pace just came out, and I think that whatever the production name for Porsche's Mission E can't be far behind. Pretty sure BMW has all electric 5 series in the works. But in the 30-60k segment, there's not much beyond the i3 and Bolt currently-true.
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