Originally Posted By: Matagonka
Once the new $35k Teslas come out, sales will boost.
I was just about to type this, but I thought a bit more about it. With competitors building cheaper EV's such as the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt and Ford Cmax, I think they have a hard road ahead of them. Unless they offer some edge over the other big 3-4 EV's, I find buying a Tesla over one of them a hard sell.
I think they need to simplify and build a $20-25K commuter, not everyone wants all the fancy electronics etc in their DD. I would like a electric daily driver to take on my 30 mile commute to work but even at $35K that's still too expensive for DD duty.
You could purchase a new $20K car to commute in and the difference in price between it and a EV ( with gas @ $3) would pay for gas/maintenance for the life of the car...