This was ALWAYS the plan for automakers,they knew they could make better cars in under 5 years if the demand is there, they just didn't want have to do the marketing. Why are people shocked.

No manufacturers could get away with redoing a platform from front loaded mass above the front wheel center caps to a much heavier, along the floorboard center mass.

EVs also need small truck-like suspension that needs to be lightweight. It's was too far a jump in experiment for a niche market for any brand to risk.

Tesla managed to rebrand EVs by packaging them as Smartphone on wheels, fully integrating software and hardware and the crazy straight line race numbers.

The demand is still there so of course manufacturers are now hands on with it.

The only thing Tesla has going is they are still considered Luxury where people will overpay to have one but for how long?