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mgadams3 | 3 years ago

I've owned 3 EVs and Tesla is the lowest quality car I've ever owned. Teslas weigh down the average b/c they're the majority of EVs on the road.

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socialismisok|3 years ago

Huge plus one, we sold our Tesla because it was a reliability nightmare.

krzyk|3 years ago

Teslas the majority? I always assume Tesla was a more luxury brand of EVs.

Is there any ranking of amount of EVs by brand sold to date?

AFAIR Nissan Leaf was selling quite well some time in Europe. And in 2022 I see BYD sold more vehicles than Tesla, but I can't find data for all the EVs sold in the past.

bitdivision|3 years ago

Not sure how reliable the source is but this [0] shows 60% of US EV sales were Teslas in Q3.

0: https://joinyaa.com/guides/electric-vehicle-market-share-and...

kraig|3 years ago

At least in Los Angeles, Teslas are more of an upgraded Prius. Most people with money have been replacing them with Taycans or E-trons over the last 2-3 years.

audunw|3 years ago

> I always assume Tesla was a more luxury brand of EVs.

Eh, Model S was high-end but wouldn't call it luxury. Lots of regular people with a decent income bought it. Interior wasn't up to "luxury" standards.

My kindergarten teacher has a Model 3, so that's not really luxury at all.

vardump|3 years ago

BYD sold more vehicles, but less BEVs than Tesla. BYD makes also plugin hybrids.

_ea1k|3 years ago

In the US, the vast majority of EVs on the road are Teslas. Even today, they account for over 50% of sales. Other automakers are not shipping in volume to the US.

SketchySeaBeast|3 years ago

> I always assume Tesla was a more luxury brand of EVs.

Aren't EVs in generally really still luxury (or at least high middle tier) brands? Are there EV equivalents of a Civic?

willcipriano|3 years ago

EVs are luxury cars full stop. A luxury EV is a redundant phrase, outside of China.