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Originally Posted by David

I thought this was a good Motor Trend comparison:

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/alfa-romeo/giulia/2019/tesla-model-3-vs-jaguar-i-pace-vs-alfa-romeo-giulia/


I thought this was an interesting point made in the article:
The other day, I read Bob Lutz espouse that "Tesla has no tech advantage, no software advantage, no battery advantage. No advantages whatsoever." With all due respect, Bob, that's bull. As I sat in the plugged-in Model 3 at the Supercharger station in a Valencia, California, parking lot, I watched a number grow on the car's multitouch screen. That's so cool. Just by plugging the charger in, the Supercharger network recognizes the car, charges your credit card, and displays the cost while you're sitting there. No credit card swipe needed. Totally seamless.

Recently I drove a Model 3 for 350 miles using its Trip Planner. Set a destination, and it routes you to Supercharger waypoints, calculates the optimum time to spend at each one to quicken the entire trip, and notifies you via its app when it's time to return from sipping coffee nearby. Already have a Model 3 Performance with the $5,000 Performance Upgrade? Track mode will be over-the-aired to you. Walk up to the car with your phone in your pocket, and the dashboard's bladelike air vents automatically angle down toward the seats, blowing cool air so you're more comfortable on a hot day. The car is rife with clever moments like this.

That's all well and good, but also just gimmicks. You can find little stuff like that in any modern premium car. None of that will matter once Porsche, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes offer electric cars with more range, better support, faster charging, better performance, and better quality for the same money.