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Originally Posted by Nixin
The only ones Nissan is beating is themselves...!
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^ How true.
Tesla knows exactly what it wants to be when it grows up. Whether it gets there or not is definitely up for debate. But Nissan seems incapable of identifying a goal, much less reinventing itself for the 21st century.
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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370
Infiniti says it will go
Basically. Our cars are gas engines. And Nissan/Infiniti is trying to be a Tesla competitor. They want to beat Tesla at their own game.
So enthusiasts mean nothing right now. We are considered dinosaurs. Our market is irrelevant. And with millenials and the new gen not interested in driving. Electric cars are the future and i cant stand it. At least...
Chevy, Ford and Dodge have not sold out for the cause.
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Of course, Chevy, Ford, and Dodge are pretty diverse and are even be able to service diverse specialty markets. Light and medium duty pickup trucks, commercial vehicles, electric/hybrids, people movers, sports/muscle cars, and specialty cars. No small feat, that.
The "enthusiast" market
is irrelevant in terms of overall size and the share Nissan can command. At least the traditional "enthusiast" market. There is a whole new segment where that term applies, in the early adoption of electrics. This too, will pass once those cars become the norm.
Interestingly, Maserati is rumoured to be going all-electric too. There was talk of it entering a team in Formula E, but honestly I doubt that league will exist long enough (in its present form, anyway) for this to happen.