> Every electric car slated to arrive has been called a Tesla killer in article after article, sometimes individually, often as a collective.
The number of Nissan Leafs sold so far are close to twice the number of Tesla model Ss sold.
The number of Nissan Leafs sold so far are close to twice the number of Tesla model Ss sold.
Tesla has sold 1.6x the number of Model 3's in the past 2 years than Nissan has sold Leaf's... ever.
Sources (US):
* 136K Leafs: http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/nissan/nissan-leaf...
* 223K Model 3s: http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/tesla/tesla-model-...
So Nissan beat Tesla with a model not only in time to market but also with it's superior price, which resulted so far in selling twice as many cars as Tesla's direct competitors to the Nissan Leaf.
> It is not a Tesla killer
Nothing will ever be if the goalpost is kept moving like that.
The Nissan Leaf and Leaf Plus doesn't come into consideration for me because of its pitiful range, the ChADeMO connector and lack of active cooling for the battery pack.
>> Tesla Model S
Not comparable cars.
Not comparable, but look at the post that was the origin of that response, it was only about "electric cars" in general.
Meanwhile a hatchback and a lift back are hardly not competing in the same market segment.