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0 pointssixQuarks2y ago0 comments

I was wondering how HN was going to spin this. The problem with this argument is that the Model Y by itself outsold the entire BMW electric lineup combined. In fact, 4 times the entire combined amount.

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fomine32y ago

It's better to just compare brand-to-brand EV sales, rather than per model. Only Tesla can sell same model so much. I wonder will people finally bored with too many same Tesla running on the road, and Tesla start expanding their lineup like Volkswagen, or people accept it like iPhone (have a dressing case like iPhone?).

youngtaff2y ago

IMV, apart from the Model S Tesla’s are ugly cars

The Y looks like an over inflated balloon (BMW, Mercedes, Mini and others have the same issue with some of their models)

And the 3 just doesn’t look like anyone designed the front end — the angle of the junction between the bonnet (hood) and the windscreen is wrong, and the front grill just looks like someone forgot it needed designing

perilunar2y ago

Electric cars don't need a front grill — there's no radiator. Putting a big grill on an electric car is as stupid as putting a fake horse head on a horseless carriage.

(and I quite like the look of the Tesla 3 front end.)

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croes2y ago

Maybe because the typical BMW customer prefers combustion engines. Look at the overall sales not just EV

vardump2y ago

Tesla sold 1,247,146 cars in 2022. This year somewhere between 1.6M - 2.0M.

Last year BMW sold about 2.4M cars, so Tesla is quickly catching up in terms of numbers.

fshbbdssbbgdd2y ago

This is goalpost-shifting from the title, which doesn’t limit the comparison to electric cars.

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