Plug in Electric Vehicles whats right for you? Lots to think about it's a big decision.

[kishac]

Originally Posted by Cruz Azul Guy

We have a Tesla and a regular gas car. Currently I’d say we use the Tesla 95% of the time, including for road trips. There is really no practical reason to even own the other car anymore. We’ll probably end up selling it and just going with the Tesla as our one car.

Describes my situation. We have a model 3 and for the 9 months we've had it, we put over 10,000 miles on it while our Lexus GS350 only accumulated maybe 2,000 miles at most.


Going back to the OP's question, my motivations for the Model 3 were more about the uniqueness of the design and the peerless acceleration and handling. Especially in late 2018, something about the Model 3 really drew me to it in ways that the typical car brand couldn't. Gas prices/finances actually had very little to do with my decision.


This is the first car I've ever owned where I can't see myself wanting another car to replace it, other than another Tesla.

[corolla5speed]

Originally Posted by kishac

Describes my situation. We have a model 3 and for the 9 months we've had it, we put over 10,000 miles on it while our Lexus GS350 only accumulated maybe 2,000 miles at most.


Going back to the OP's question, my motivations for the Model 3 were more about the uniqueness of the design and the peerless acceleration and handling. Especially in late 2018, something about the Model 3 really drew me to it in ways that the typical car brand couldn't. Gas prices/finances actually had very little to do with my decision.


This is the first car I've ever owned where I can't see myself wanting another car to replace it, other than another Tesla.

Tesla fits your needs and wants. You said it best with your summary of the Model 3 ending future car searches. That's a strong statement.

The EV's have their part in the vehicle market and each buyer has his or her specific reasons for an E.V. purchase. The main reason's any individual buys a car are specific to income, education, age, experience, lifestyle, and the car fitting the needs of the buyer.

Cars manufactures try to fill the needs of the individual with things like reliability, value, style, economy, uniqueness, etc.
It sounds like for you Tesla has met both your needs and expectations and that says a lot about the car. Here's to finding that kind of enjoyment in every new E.V. purchase.

[PacoMartin]

The EPA released a report where they counted the BEVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs sold in 2019 in the US
194,709 BEVs - Battery electric vehicles including Tesla
69,171 BEVs - Battery electric vehicles other than Tesla
80,552 PHEVs - Plug in hybrid electric vehicles
2,272 FCEVs - Fuel Cell electric vehicles

The PHEVs distributed by manufacturer were as follows

1. 15,571 BMW
2. 10,628 Toyota (zero BEVs)
3. 9,846 Ford (zero BEVs)
4. 7,221 Honda
5. 5,781 Hyundai
6. 5,712 Mercedes
7. 5,573 Kia
8. 5,516 GM
9. 4,049 Volvo (zero BEVs)
10. 3,484 FCA
11. 2,547 Subaru (zero BEVs)
12. 2,405 VW
13. 2,185 Mitsubishi (zero BEVs)
14. 34 Jaguar/LR

It's interesting that some companies that produced zero BEVs in 2019 like Volvo and Mitsubushi and Ford are setting massive goals for BEVs less than two years later.
Although Toyota and Subaru produced no BEVs at all, they are setting much more modest goals.


Two out of three EVs sold that year were by Tesla. So leaving 125,538 Tesla sales out, there were fewer BEVs sold 69,171 than PHEVs 80,552.

1. 21,361 GM
2. 16,035 Nissan (zero PHEVs)
3. 15,968 VW
4. 5,629 Hyundai
5. 4,267 Kia
6. 3,004 Jaguar/LR
7. 1,557 BMW
8. 522 Honda
9. 434 FCA
10. 394 Mercedes

Lastly the Fuel Cell Evs produced in 2019

1. 1,711 Toyota
2. 337 Honda
3. 224 Hyundai