[dx034]

Did Tesla really disrupt the car market? Sure, everyone is now building EVs but that already started before Tesla became successful. They have no market power on the overall car market.

Companies like Uber, Google, Amazon certainly disrupted markets but I wouldn't be so sure about Tesla.

[mikeash]

Nobody was building long range EVs before Tesla. Short range city cars like the LEAF are really a different category.

Volvo has credited Tesla for pushing car makers into EVs, so at least one incumbent thinks that: https://electrek.co/2017/05/17/volvo-tesla-says-stop-diesel-...

Audi seems to as well, although it's not quite as clear: http://insideevs.com/audis-electromobility-boss-i-hate-to-ad...