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by eugmill
3006 days ago
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Tesla wasn't just ahead of everyone else to market, they forced everybody else to market. If tesla gets everybody else to make great electric cars, that's a success to me, even if tesla itself implodes. I think if not for tesla, other car companies would not be scrambling to make better Evs. |
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Tesla was founded in 2003 to design hybrids. By 2008 the company had been taken-over by Mr Musk and changed focus to all-electic drivetrains and released the Roadster.
Nissan launched the Leaf in 2010 as the first mass-produced all-electric car.
EVs were coming regardless of Tesla. I'm sure they have helped promote the option and accelerated adoption within their target demographic but to 90%+ of the market they're irrelevant.