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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Yeah. That's exactly the point. It's not about price, it's about horsepower and prestige. The Tesla kicks ass. The volt and leaf do not kick ass
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I also think it's largely about what I mentioned before.
Other manufacturers are not going around saying that their new cars are totally awesome future-cars that kick the ass of those old gas guzzlers. Their dealerships probably aren't pushing those electric cars in anything close to the same way as Tesla can do with their own. Their business is still mostly in the traditional car market, and they can't afford to alienate them. Tesla can, so they have a huge edge in marketing.
Plus it doesn't hurt that Tesla's apparently are kind of awesome. (I'm personally not much for cars.)