Tesla, the American EV manufacturing company which was started in 2003, has now become a household name. Tesla dominates the market of clean energy and Electric vehicles. The Elon Musk-led EV manufacturers witnessed a rise of 700% in their stock price over the last year.
The Tesla Domination
A recent report stated that Tesla covers more distance than any other EVs in the USA. But parallel, it was also found out that EVs are driven much less, compared to the traditional vehicles running on gasoline and fuels. So what can be the reason for this? Let’s find out.
The prime area of research was California. It has more than half of the EV users in the United States.
After the observations, it was found out that –
- Using EV leads to an expansion in electricity consumption by nearly 3 kilowatt-hours per day. In simpler words, it can also be stated that, on average, EVs travel approximately 5000 miles per year. Now while this number might seem huge, the fact is that this is less than 50% of Gasoline car users.
- This result can prove the fact that EVs are used much less compared to traditional vehicles. Hence, stating that EVs are not directly replacing the fuel-burning vehicles, nor are they contributing massively.
While this was one side of the coin, let’s show you the other side –
- The same researchers have also pointed out that while other EVs are not heavily preferred, Tesla, on the other hand, is used much more than any other EVs.
- Tesla cars have also consumed twice the amount of electricity compared to the other EVs. No, it’s not that Tesla cars are more power-consuming, but the fact is that they are used much more than any of its EV rivals. Be it Chevrolet EVs or Nissan leaf EV.
Many factors contribute to the reason behind Tesla’s domination in the EV market. But the range is definitely one of the biggest ones on the list. Musk’s Tesla was the first EV to cross the boundary of 400 miles and now offers 520 miles in its latest models.
Conclusion
Tesla also features higher efficiency, and hence, by becoming a popular choice, it is also competing with its rival automobile brands and substituting the internal-combustion cars.
At the same time, Tesla has a long way to go before it could start having major domination on all automobile markets and not just EV. It does look like it’s on the right track.
Also, read about whether the EV shift is enough to meet the climate challenge goals or not? Stay tuned to find out what happens next!
