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I see so much hate toward Tesla in this post and I assume it's mostly because of Musk.
But at the end of the day they are still the ones selling the most EV which I still believe is a good thing.
I'd rather people buy an asshole's EV than another polluting pick-up truck tbh. (I know EV are also creating pollution, no need to point this out ty).
The vast majority of EVs I see in the street of my french city are Tesla's. And I see a bit more everyday. And no matter how much I despise Musk, I still appreciate the fact that tesla is helping us move forward from combustion engines.
I don't really care if someone buys a Tesla just to show off. It's one less combustion engine on the road.
"Over 10 Percent of Tesla Model S EVs Fail Germany’s Strict Inspection After 3 Years. It’s actual hard data on Tesla’s quality issues as seen in the wild." https://www.thedrive.com/news/44068/over-10-percent-of-tesla-model-s-evs-fail-germanys-strict-inspection-after-3-years
Tesla deserves credit for opening the door on EVs, but these days something like a Hyundai Ionic / Kia EV just makes more sense when you don't want to buy expensive trash.
They need to ditch Musk.. he's toxic to the brand now.
The board is composed of close family and friends. They are not going to ditch Musk.
Teslas just aren't great EVs compared to other brands. The reason they are popular is because of marketing.
Give me a Renault EV any day.
Aren't great how? They have some of the most efficient cars, with high charging speeds, and easily the best charging network.
As far as EVs go, they're fantastic. Said as someone who has owned multiple EVs from different brands.
The charging network argument is getting less important in densely populated Europe, and at least here in the Netherlands. For fast charging I usually charge at Shell Recharge because it's cheap with my card (for my boss, but small company so I try). Otherwise there's always a Fastned, Ionity or other party. And there are so many destination chargers that I don't really hesitate to drive anywhere. And anyway you can charge at Tesla too if there is availability I think, though for the reasons stated above I haven't needed to.
And now other brands are coming out with loads of relatively affordable 100-150kwh+ options. At that point a cross continent vacation is still a bit of a hassle, but for daily use that's more than enough since you mostly charge at home or at a destination anyway.
tesla's are shit cars and cars are fuckn awful for the environment so its the creme dela creme of a shit stain. some people actually think they're doing the environment a good thing buying a new car instead of demanding public transportation/or at least buy something used to literally stop killing the earth.
like seriously you think you're doing something to help the environment by buying a new car from a elon fucken musk? like you do realise tesla lobbys against public transporation? You know something that would actually help the environment.
like he's literally a car salesman and you dupes were suckered into it like a fucken simpsons monorail