"I wish we had put that car on the road and not Tesla,"
We have seen the exact same (lame) process from BMW/audi/porsche for 12 years now.
First they announce an "e/i/tron/whatever" initiative, then they roll out some concept cars, then they test market a half-assed hybrid with a lanwmower engine hidden somewhere inside ... and then wait four years.
Then repeat.
We've seen at least three cycles like this from all of those high end manufacturers. All they have to show for it is million dollar cars from mercedes and porsche and a half-assed hybrid i8 from BMW. Oh, and I guess audi now has a small sized hybrid.
"All they have to show for is an i3, the e-up!, the e-Golf, and basically a Mercedes Tesla."
Exactly - a pair of onion-parody electric car models (the kind of design you would come up with if you were trying to make fun of electric cars and the people who buy them).
I have no idea what the mercedes tesla is that you speak of - all I know of is the B class. Again, a bubbly e-car for people that aren't interested in cars.
What I want is either an electric A8 (having previously owned two gas A8s) or an electric Porsche Panamera. Two electric motors. Identical interior / cabin design.
I've been ready to throw money at that for 10 years now, as are, I suspect, many Tesla drivers.
If you put miles on your car, the gas and maintenance difference covers most to all of the difference. Especially if you get lesser deals to ride the upgrades in battery tech
We have seen the exact same (lame) process from BMW/audi/porsche for 12 years now.
First they announce an "e/i/tron/whatever" initiative, then they roll out some concept cars, then they test market a half-assed hybrid with a lanwmower engine hidden somewhere inside ... and then wait four years.
Then repeat.
We've seen at least three cycles like this from all of those high end manufacturers. All they have to show for it is million dollar cars from mercedes and porsche and a half-assed hybrid i8 from BMW. Oh, and I guess audi now has a small sized hybrid.
Who cares.