Lantley wrote:
Honestly I'm not familiar with the Bolt. But my thought is the bolt is a no frills commuter car similar to a EV Leaf or a ICE Focus, Yaris, or Tercel.
What sets a Tesla apart is that it is not a basic commuter car. It has lots of performance and can compete with BMW 3 series or Mercedes C-class.
It has the handling and power to keep up with any car on the road.
I am referring to the base mode 40K Tesla. Now I don't know if that price is current and I know the Tesla is going through some updates, but my point is the base model is more than a basic car.
You can easily see based on the performance of the Tesla that the technology can be applied to all types of vehicles.
Tesla chews up the EV commuter car stigma and spits it out. Tesla technology lets the world know EV's are capable of performing as everyday cars not just as commuter or run about local shuttle cars.
Tesla has raised the bar for EV's. While the Bolt and Leaf were plodding along and sort of struggling to attract buyers to a niche commuter car market. Tesla has taken the world by storm. Tesla has shown that EV's are capable of being much more than a efficient little commuter car.
Tesla has raised the bar so high that GM has decided to quit making ICE cars.
Oh for sure. We drove a leaf for a little over four years. Great little commuter and cheaper than the Tesla. The bolt has about double the range of our old Leaf though and can be a once in a while road tripper. If one can get it at the right price its actually a nice little car. Simple, small and a big flat area when the back seats are down.
You are right on the Tesla price. Essentially around 38 grand for the standard range and 48 grand for the AWD 350 mile range version. Smokin fast and a fairly roomy four door sedan. It is a compact car length but is actually quite wide inside and outside. I'm glad the mirrors fold in or the sucker would barely fit in our garage.
