I mostly agree with your take on quality and yet lots of people buying. I'm not interested but they will win a lot of the market
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yes they will win a lot of the market by selling an entire car for $36,000 when just the replacement battery for Audi Q-Tron is $34,000.
it is questionable business, though.
1 KWH battery generator is about $500-$1,000
so 75KWH worth ( like a Tesla ) would be about $40,000.
so if you subtract the cost of batteries and power electronics Tesla is basically giving the car away for free.
i thought the point of business was to make profits not engage in charity.
another way to think about this is that the drivetrain ( battery, motors and power electronics ) consume most of the cost in a Tesla. the car is just a cheap wrapper for the drivetrain.
whereas in a normal car it's the other way. you pay for the car itself, and the drivetrain is just there to move the car around.
different approach from both automaker and buyer.