5% are going to die? 40% going to get sick? These are crazy numbers pulled out of the asses of attention seeking media "scientists". 80,000 Cases of Coronavirus / 1.3 Billion Chinese = 0.006 % of Chinese people got Coronavirus. 3200 Deaths from Coronavirus / 1.3 Billion Chinese = 0.00024% of Chinese people died from Coronavirus. China early on dealt with this terribly and even if their numbers are faked by an order of 100, it's still a tiny miniscule fraction of the population got sick or died.

The smart thing to do is look at total cost of ownership. Compare a $45,000 Model 3 to a $35,000 Toyota Camry and then add in what it costs to own and drive it for 5-10 years. Gas, electricity, maintenance, insurance, depreciation etc... The data is already all out there and the Model 3 is cheaper than the Camry by quite a bit. The Model 3 is almost on par with a Honda Civic, which has one of the lowest total cost of ownership figures of any car out there, and of course the Model 3 is a much nicer car in almost every respect. If you're smart and look at the real price (TCO), the Model 3 is one of the best bargains in recent history.

Nissan left California in 2005/2006 because we are famously expensive as a state in which to operate a business.

http://www.t-g.com/story/1125614.html

Choice Quotes:

Ghosn (CEO of Nissan) cited lower real estate and business taxes as major reasons for the move.

"The costs of doing business in Southern California are much higher than the costs of doing business in Tennessee," he said.

I wish all the various media would stop putting out product announcements from manufacturers unless the manufacturer has at least a price estimate. The news/story is meaningless without a price.

$400 = success
$1000 = epic fail

A link in the original post shows that they are in fact taking market share from LAMP.