Tesla sells the most EVs, but if you don’t think it sells the best EVs, here are some alternative models that you could choose instead.

Tesla doesn’t have as big a lead over its competitors as it once did. Although its EVs are still among the best, competing automakers have caught up and have even surpassed Tesla in some areas.

  • edric@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    The only vehicle on the list that looks appealing to me is the Ford Equinox EV in that it’s priced in the low 30s and it’s not a truck or a sedan. But then, it’s a Ford. Also, don’t they have have their own proprietary infotainment system that doesn’t have carplay? Or was that GMC?

    I really like the Hyundai/Kia EV aesthetic, but my experience with having a vehicle that did not have an immobilizer installed soured me on their business practices. Yes I know EVs are a different class, but it will take some time for me to consider them again.

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      3 months ago

      Not trying to justify Kia/Hyundai. But customers demanded cheaper cars, so they cut price by removing this feature, now customers are upset.

      But would those same customers have bought a Kia or Hyundai if it was more expensive?

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        3 months ago

        Sure I get that. They could’ve cheaped out on a lot more things that aren’t detrimental to security though, like maybe something in the interior instead, like trims or panels. An immobilizer is less than $50, and they probably could’ve gotten them cheaper for mass production. Canada doesn’t have that issue, and it’s not like people there don’t want cheaper cars.

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          3 months ago

          Europe has a law that you have to include an immobiliser. Probably Canada has the same. And some People care more about cheap plastics than a missing immobiliser, until they need it.