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by mrguyorama 593 days ago
Tesla just couldn't win the competition. Sure some people are avoiding Tesla because of Elon, but they only say that because there ARE other options. Those self same people often continue to use Twitter because they just cannot stand the FOMO of not being always online, despite it being Elon's personal echo chamber.

Tesla did well initially because they dared to sell a normal car that happened to use electricity. Other automakers finally gave in and did the same. Why would I buy a car from Tesla, who has known QA issues and commands a weird premium price and hasn't "updated" their vehicles in a decade (though I don't personally get that complaint) when I could buy a Hyundai? Or a VW?
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fastball 593 days ago
Half of all electric vehicles sold in the US are still Teslas, so I hardly think the competition has caught up.
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SideburnsOfDoom 593 days ago
> Half of all electric vehicles sold in the US are still Teslas

* 48% And still falling.

https://caredge.com/guides/electric-vehicle-market-share-and...

the competition for EVs is becoming every automaker you have ever heard of (1), as well as some you haven't. Any one of them maintaining high market share is ever harder.

1) With the exception of Toyota.

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fastball 593 days ago
Yes, as I said, half.

And yes, obviously their marketshare is falling. That is what happens when you create a new market and your competitors play catch up.

Apple's marketshare in the "entirely a screen" smartphone market has been falling ever since they introduced the iPhone. Are they doing poorly? Are people confidently saying things like "Apple just couldn't win the competition"?

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