jamerg said:maby said:jkh112 said:I put down a deposit on launch day.
My PHEV goes back in the second half of 2017 so I hope the gap between them is not too long.
Not sure why some are saying a tesla 3 is not a competitor/ replacement for a PHEV as it is with me.
The lack of a petrol engine, surely? I can drive my PHEV from London to the far side of Russia if I want, never having to stop for more than a few minutes to refuel and never having to look on the map to check if there will be anywhere to charge before I grind to a halt. That may not matter to you, but it is a common consideration for serious 4WD users. OK, I have never actually driven to the far side of Russia, but I have spent long periods off-road in the Pyrenees, Picos and other relatively unpopulated parts of Europe, living out of tents with no access to mains electricity.
I'd imagine the overwhelming majority of PHEV users aren't "serious 4WD users" though are they? I'd imagine most (like me) live in urban areas, are interested in electric motoring / environmental responsibility, and mainly use the PHEV for short distance journeys (thereby making the most of the limited EV range) but like the lack of range anxiety for occasional longer journeys.
A pure EV (that can be specced as 4WD) with a 200+ mile range and access to Tesla superchargers for long distance journeys at the same price point as the PHEV is going to be serious competition for those drivers I would have thought...
I was responding to your final sentence which questions why any PHEV owner would not jump at a Tesla. Until it is as easy and quick to recharge a pure EV as it is to fill the tank of a petrol car, there will be a significant market for cars that can burn petrol - the PHEV gives something close to the best of both worlds.