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I am in a perfect situation to comment on this comparison.  We purchased a new Mitsi Outlander PHEV in July this year and have now covered 6700 km in it. The MY 2023 model is a significant improvement over the previous model and  I am still absolutely delighted with the purchase and it is providing all the positives we bargained on when we made the purchasing decision.  In September our son and family who live on the same property with us took delivery of their new Model Y Tesla.  In have driven the Tesla about 500 km -   Yes, it has better straight line performance, but the single large screen command centre is quite impractical.  After enjoying the excellent heads up display in the outlander, I am surprised the Tesla have not provided this feature, particularly considering the centre display for speed etc.  For my 72 year old bones I find the Tesla ride too sporting and firm.  The 440 km range is realistically closer to 300 km and with fast charging stations charging 85c / Kwh, it is cheaper to drive the Mitsi in hybrid mode on petrol than the Tesla.   The Mitsi is not as quiet, but is much more comfortable and being a PHEV the term "range anxiety" does not exist.  In our case, in New Zealand, both cars are almost the same exact purchase price once clean car discounts have been applied.  Our PHEV is the NZ spec VRX top spec model  $75,990  less  $5750 clean car rebate and the Tesla was $78,900 less clean car rebate $8625.  The Tesla is a fun drive but as an everyday user friendly vehicle the Outlander is out in front in my opinion.