On my first left turn, I had just started creeping into the intersection when a Mazda3 driver pulled out from the opposite left-turn lane, having decided to go straight without feeling the need to indicate his intentions to anyone else. He was, quite literally, coming right for us—and here, I'd just made the decision to take things e

Furthermore, the Model 3 wins out big time on fuel economy and efficiency, calculated in miles per gallon equivalency for the electric vehicles. With all of these wins in various categories across the competition, you might assume that the price is going to be much higher than the other opti

In addition, every version of the Tesla Model 3 beats out almost every other car on the list in terms of the 0-60 mile per hour acceleration rating. The only cars that beat out the Model 3's slower trims, like the Standard and Standard Plus, are some BMW options, like the 340i and 4

Volvo spinoff Polestar sure has its newest product making the rounds these days. Last month, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire got a chance to drive a Polestar 2 around Malibu —where he was passed by another tester doing the very same thing in an identical car. Now, the Polestar 2 has made its way northward to Canada, where the YouTube channel Throttle House has pitted it in a compare-and-contrast against its main competitor, Highly recommended Internet site the established Tesla Model 3. Farah came away from his Polestar test drive incredibly impressed, thinking the car was a significant improvement over the Model 3, but he's only one data point. Now, we've got a pair of testers putting the two (relatively) affordable EVs head to h

Tesla currently exports all the cars they sell to China but are now in the process of building a Shanghai factory to produce Model 3s in the first phase. The California-based company has made a deal with the Chinese government to lease land in the country for 50 ye

"So, it's difficult. Once a car is made there, it is eligible for that. That sounds like that's going to be reducing in China in the coming years. But really, bottom line is, we need the Shanghai factory to achieve that 10,000 rate and have the cars be affordable. It's important to appreciate, the demand for Model 3 is insanely h

From a stats perspective, the fact that Polestar intended its first EV to take on the Model 3 and Model Y becomes immediately clear. Where the Polestar 1 fits more into the hybrid-supercar-grand tourer umbrella , the new-for-2021 Polestar 2 is a full-electric, dual-motor sedan with a starting price of $61,200. That sticker price buys power output of 408 horses and 487 lb-ft of torque routed to all four wheels, with an EPA-estimated range of 233 miles and a WLTP estimate of 292 miles. Unlike most Throttle House vids, though, this one doesn't feature a drag race, which the Tesla would probably

All told, the sizing seems pretty similar, though the Model 3 has a slightly larger frunk (front trunk). But how about the actual ride quality and design elements that might set the two cars apart? In the end, both cars are fun to drive but the two end up split on their preference. While the Model 3 is cheaper and has access to Tesla's charging network, the refinement of the Polestar 2 might attract buyers until Elon Musk feels like updating his years-old designs sometime s

One of the greatest elements of modern EV design is that the "skateboard" battery-motor platform they all employ allows for massive interior and cargo space. Throttle House hosts Thomas and James compare trunk space front and rear for both cars, plus headroom in the front and back se

In 2015, Jenkins told me, he met Peter Rawlinson, the former Chief Engineer who served under Musk on the Tesla Model S. "I had watched the EV transition from afar, with a lot of friends working at Tesla," Jenkins said. "The opportunity with Lucid came along and I took the opportunity. And I’ve been here pushing like crazy ever sin

"We need to bring the Shanghai factory online. I think that's the biggest variable for getting to 500,000-plus a year," Tesla owner Elon Musk told CNBC . Our car is just very expensive going into China. We've got import duties, we've got transport costs, we've got higher costs of labor here. And we've never been eligible for any of the EV tax cred

The Tesla Model 3, meanwhile, can be had with a single motor and rear-wheel-drive only, but for comparison's sake, the Performance AWD Model 3 starts at $54,990 with an EPA range of 322 miles and a WLTP range of 329. The Model Y costs a few thousand bucks more and features similar stats. But how do the two sedans comp

The Model 3's drive quality is high-performing compared to almost every other car on the market. The drive quality features a smooth ride, instant acceleration, solid and reliable handling, and instant torque. In addition, Tesla Model 3 earned the best safety score ever from the NHTSA, which shows the likelihood of injury in a cr