<story><title>Tesla’s success in Europe catches industry off guard</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/business/tesla-europe-success.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jupp0r</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t know if it&amp;#x27;s just me, but I find most non Tesla electric cars to be incredibly ugly. If BMW made an electric 3 class sedan with &amp;gt; 350 miles of range for a reasonable price, I think that would be hugely successful. Instead they made the i3.&lt;p&gt;The VW ID.3 looks like it would have the same problem. I know this is very subjective, but why not make a car that looks more like their already successful models?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>d1zzy</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m the opposite, I find Teslas to be (externally) ugly. In general I find any large sedan to be ugly. I don&amp;#x27;t get the sedan form factor, it seems to waste a lot of space. I&amp;#x27;ve always owned hatchbacks because I like the way they look and they seem much more practical to me how I can bend the seats and carry a ton of stuff in the back (which I take advantage of at least once a month).</text></comment>
<story><title>Tesla’s success in Europe catches industry off guard</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/business/tesla-europe-success.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jupp0r</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t know if it&amp;#x27;s just me, but I find most non Tesla electric cars to be incredibly ugly. If BMW made an electric 3 class sedan with &amp;gt; 350 miles of range for a reasonable price, I think that would be hugely successful. Instead they made the i3.&lt;p&gt;The VW ID.3 looks like it would have the same problem. I know this is very subjective, but why not make a car that looks more like their already successful models?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mmmmmbop</author><text>All upcoming electric cars seem to follow that route. It just took them a while to catch up. The Audi e-tron and Mercedes EQC are recently released SUVs that are hardly distinguishable from their combustion engine counterparts. The upcoming BMW i4 is essentially an electric 4 class sedan with &amp;gt;350 miles of range.</text></comment>