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by jeffreyrogers 2941 days ago
Yeah, I agree with that, and I doubt we'd even be talking about electric cars today if Tesla hadn't been created. But I don't see any Tesla technology that can't easily be replicated by any other car manufacturer. Plus the other car manufacturer's don't need to learn to run an assembly line.
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> I don't see any Tesla technology that can't easily be replicated by any other car manufacturer

I'd agree with you if it weren't for the word "easily". I think even the original commenter would agree that such replication would then constitute the new Nash equilibrium.

> Plus the other car manufacturer's don't need to learn to run an assembly line.

I would argue that assembly lines are a very old technology that Tesla is merely replicating. It's just not easily replicated, at scale, especially with any novelty thrown in.