Tesla is steadily gaining in popularity and market value, and Tesla cars are becoming more popular by the day, which explains the record sales volume, as the Tesla Model Y leads electric car sales worldwide, and also occupies an advanced position on the list of best-selling cars and even among conventional gasoline-powered cars.
The spread of Tesla cars is not surprising, especially as Tesla cars have a number of distinctive specifications that make them superior to many vehicles, including the range of distance covered on a single electric charge, where the Tesla Model S, for example, covers a distance of over 650 km kilometer, making it the second best car in terms of distance covered per electric charge.
But this functional specification of the Beast is the only advantage that gives Tesla cars their popularity and prestige with customers, because Tesla has also made a significant contribution to changing the prevailing stereotype of electric cars as slow and tedious, and Tesla cars have delivered frightening acceleration to rival the most powerful supercars and are now preparing to launch a car with acceleration from over zero to 100 km / h in under two seconds.
Tesla has not only changed the image of electric cars but also changed the automotive industry scene worldwide and in more than one area, as we’ll see in this article, which lists the 8 most important things Tesla has done and changed the global automotive industry scene.
1) It has accelerated the transition of electric vehicles to mass production
Of course, there were a number of electric cars before Tesla, as the history of the emergence of electric cars for the first time goes back to the 19th century, but Tesla’s role in speeding up the process of public acceptance of electric cars and in encouraging their production in commercial quantities, before Tesla cars appeared, the general idea was that electric cars are heavy, slow vehicles and need to be constantly recharged.
For example, General Motors presented the EV1 in its first generation with a lead-acid battery, which offered limited capabilities in terms of both range and speed, especially as battery manufacturing technology was underdeveloped, as the car offered a limited range of between 113 and 160 km. km on a single electric charge, while its speed didn’t exceed 129 km/h.
On the other hand, the first Tesla car was a limited-production sports car with an exciting design that changed stereotypes about electric cars from the very first moment.
On the other hand, the biggest problem with electric cars was the lack of infrastructure for charging stations, as Tesla helped make electric cars a practical option by providing a vast network of reliable charging stations covering every region of the country.
By providing these things, other automakers found themselves compelled to accelerate their programs and bring electric cars to market as soon as possible, so Tesla’s efforts were the real driving force behind the electric car industry renaissance we’re witnessing today.
2) Tesla presented its prototype high-performance electric car
As we mentioned earlier, the prevailing stereotype of electric cars was that they were slow cars, but Tesla has completely shattered this image, as the Tesla Model S Blade is considered one of the fastest cars in history, with incredible acceleration from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h). In just under two seconds, and this is not limited to the Model S, even the big Tesla Model X, which belongs to the SUV category, accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in around 2.5 seconds in the Blade version, a number that was previously exclusive. Supercars like Bugatti and Ferrari.
And in this video, which was released by the American company last week, we see the Tesla Model S Blade, which ranks second as the fastest production sedan on the Nurburgring circuit.
3) Online update service provided
Tesla provides a live software update, which means that your Tesla car will receive the latest software that improves its efficiency without the need to visit the company’s showroom, as these updates are downloaded via the Internet, just like smartphones.
You can check for all updates via your car’s touchscreen and download the software via Wi-Fi, offering the car owner a comfortable and enjoyable user experience.
4) Tesla has developed advanced self-driving technologies
Tesla isn’t the only carmaker to develop self-driving technologies, but the Autopilot system is the most popular of the driver assistance systems available in today’s cars, so many believe that Tesla cars can actually drive themselves without driver intervention.
One of the features that Tesla cars also benefit from is the Car Recall function, which allows you to control the car via a mobile app and move it from tight spots without being inside.
5) Follow-up on customer returns
What sets Tesla apart from other carmakers is that customers can communicate directly with the company’s management, and we hear, of course, from Elon Musk’s Twitter account.
The best example of this is the previous tweet, in which a Tesla owner asked the network manager (Elon Musk) to add a “dog” mode to the air conditioning system so that the air conditioner stays on and the phrase “I’m fine, my owner will be back soon” appears on the screen when the dog is left in the car, to which Elon Musk responded with one word, which is “yes”. This model has already been added to the air conditioner in Tesla cars.
6) Tesla supports the direct-to-customer sales model without intermediaries
Car dealerships have been the only way to sell cars to customers for decades, but Tesla decided to take a different route and, in its attempt to avoid using the traditional car dealership model, the American company changed the way customers think about buying a car as a whole. process and gave that process a new concept.
By selling cars directly over the Internet, Tesla has managed to avoid the drawbacks and inconveniences of car agencies, which can cost customers more and therefore affect sales volume even slightly.
On the other hand, you can easily buy a new Tesla car online. Simply enter the website, choose your car specifications, and order the car. Tesla also offers a delivery service so that the car can be delivered to any address you wish.
7) Tesla gets batteries from its own factory
The Tesla-owned Gigafactory in the US state of Nevada supplies the Tesla car factory with all the batteries it needs, as its total electric car battery capacity is sufficient to manufacture 500,000 cars a year, and despite this, Tesla intends to increase this production capacity. more to meet demand.
8) Tesla has fuelled competition for massive touchscreens
When the 2012 Model S appeared with a giant 17-inch screen, it came as a surprise to many, as customers were used to much smaller screens in cars, and the appearance of the screen, which resembled a tablet installed in the console, was also different from the way customers were used to seeing it on entertainment and information system screens. In cars, since then, automakers have begun to offer more and more very large screens, and competition has intensified in this area between car companies.
Conclusion
Tesla has done a lot and made great efforts to make electric cars a practical option suitable for everyday use, the company has built a network of chargers and manufactured powerful and exciting cars that customers can enjoy driving without fear of a flat battery, and the company is always introducing new inventions and updates to its cars both in terms of new technologies or specifications, and we’re still waiting for its new cars and trucks, semi-trucks and cyber trucks, which should also play an important role in modernizing the automotive industry and transforming it further.
