I own a Tesla (Model X) and would definitely consider the Taycan to sit next to it in the garage. But I am going to move cautiously before buying an EV from any VW brand. They are only doing any of this because of their disastrous diesel fiasco. So in spite of all the bluster, I question their real long-term…

Tesla owners jump to a new untested platform?! Shocking!

Because it wasn’t profitable?

Yep.

Yes.  They will.  When you look at how Tesla fux the off-warranty customer, indeed the Model S becomes a white elephant in the after-market.

You may not like dealers but I'd rather have a Porsche that needs repair rather than a Tesla without parts available

The Taycan looks great. I expect this car will give Tesla a run for its money because Porsche!

In the USA, Porsche already have approximately half-a-Supercharger network, with the network growing apace, and the car won’t hit the streets for another year. In Europe, Porsche’s chargers are already twice as prevalent as Supercharger.

Established facilities and supplier networks,

Because Tesla is cash poor, loss making (ignore a couple of financially engineered quarters of minuscule profits) and has a reputation for dodgy quality. The model s and x in particular are ancient platforms that are effectively the same car since 2008. Porsche has a global brand following that dwarfs Tesla,…

There will certainly be a lot of people moving to the Porsche, and many Tesla buyers might have previous experience with Porsche considering their price range.

Wait, this is sarcasm right? This is literally how Tesla owners started out. Also the whole Tesla non franchise dealership has become a bit of a pain hasn’t it?

The Porsche will work with CCS, which is an advantage in many markets, and many older Teslas require adapters.

Porsche has all of that and history.

Yup. Teslas are hip [and good for them] but Porsche gives you clout.

Seriously, Tesla’s valuation might be sky high, but the amount of money the large established car manufacturers and their decades of know how would give them a pretty damn big advantage when they actually put their weight seriously behind a electric car.

Yeah, you just described the average Tesla owner.

Hope VW doesn’t GM this up. There’s big money in them thar (electric) hills.

That car is beautiful. And an electric Porsche? No wonder.