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Originally Posted by soundman98
Yea, i really don't get the metrics they're using to narrow the list down.
Tesla as a brand is very influential, but none of their cars stand out as being any more influential than another
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I wouldn't buy one personally, but I think it's pretty easy to make an argument for Tesla.
Starting a new car company is hard.
Starting a new car company that sells something unlike anything that existed at the time all while managing to position oneself in such a way as to draw in tech, luxury and sport buyers is harder still.
Toyota was building the Prius for years before Tesla came along, and despite its success, you only ever saw lukewarm attempts from other automakers to dip into the market. Then Tesla showed up and now you have real efforts at innovation from all sectors to compete.
For better AND worse, Tesla is the metric against which all other automakers are now having to judge their battery-powered attempts.