• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    Tesla was a long way ahead of the competition for a very long time, to the point where they were the only option for a vehicle that was genuinely a replacement for a combustion vehicle.

    Without them, I very much doubt EV market share would be anywhere near what it is today.

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        5 hours ago

        Even now, the Leaf only goes 200 miles. Less than a 2018 Model 3. Not good enough.

        I agree, Tesla was the viable option fora long time. The charging network is part of that even still.

        The NACS connector is a big deal.

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        13 hours ago

        It has been, but the leaf was very much a “second car” for a very long time. They had relatively short range, an air cooled battery, and as a result couldn’t be charged particularly fast. The battery would also overheat if you tried to charge it multiple times.

        Tesla, on the water, had a water cooled battery pack, and could be fast charged multiple times per day, and much faster than other vehicles, meaning a road trip was actually possible.

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      1 day ago

      I’m not sure how it even managed to get so big when the EV1 was so beloved but supposedly killed by the automotive industry.