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[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

While it's nice to protest outside of the Tesla dealership, people should be protesting outside of US embassies, and while they are at it, protest outside of the Chinese and Russian embassies too. Block them in.

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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Who will service those when Tesla goes out of business? Where will you get parts? Yeah, it's time to jump ship

[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 5 points 18 hours ago

I hope byd buys them for pennies on the dollar and they keep people employed

But most importantly I hope it's for pennies on the thousands of dollars

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[–] malloc@lemmy.world 74 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I shamefully admit I almost pulled the trigger on a Tesla Model S Plaid back in 2021 or 2022. Flush with a shit ton of cash, but fortunately I was reading reports of production build quality issues, many recalls, and ultimately pulled back my deposit.

Looking back at it. The one decision I have no regrets on.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

That's the part I never understood. Even if you weren't a Musk fan boy and before Musk showed his true colors, Telsa has always, ALWAYS been shit quality. I remember back in 2015, or so, there was a video of someone finally getting their Telsa and it had a massive crack running the length of the driver side A-pillar, yet they just ignored it.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tesla is basically a case study in top down engineering. Radical ideas promised by marketing, sometimes good and sometimes bad, executed in a massive fucking rush which results in tons of build quality and general delivering on promises issues.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which only worked at first because they were a start up. At that point many people will accept the early adopter woes, but Tesla never quite matured out of it.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

yep. They rested on their laurels, thinking their success of being first would always be success.

and now the big automakers have their own electric cars, that are properly built, and damn cheap compared to tesla prices.

and the first tesla musk had any design input on was the cybertruck, which is nothing more than the fever dream of an edgy emotionally stunted 13 year old, and built to about the same quality as you would expect from one

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'll have to be honest and admit back when I was in high school or so, I was enthusiastic about electric cars and his seemed like some of the best. He was also opening up the charging standards so that there could be a mixed playing field. Back then, I was likely ready to dismiss small critiques as the retaliation of the fossil fuel industry.

God I hate old me.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Tesla was a long way ahead of the competition for a very long time, to the point where they were the only option for a vehicle that was genuinely a replacement for a combustion vehicle.

Without them, I very much doubt EV market share would be anywhere near what it is today.

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[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All your reasons were valid though. Teslas were the best electric cars for a long time, probably not so anymore. Tesla as a brand has done good things, like you say opening up their charging standard which is superior to all the other competitors.

Personally, I wouldn't get a Tesla because they are sort of like the apple of car companies, e.g. anti-consumer and anti-repair. Plus, Musk owning it is another big negative.

[–] MiniMoose4Free@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

Just like model ts were the best for a long time because they were the only ones.

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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're always supposed to hate or be embarrassed by the old you; that means you learned. It means growth. It's a good thing.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Take it from an old man, at a certain point you will grow beyond having to feel "embarassed" by your former self, because your ego won't be tied to it.

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[–] Hejej@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I know this the unpopular opinion at the moment, but what electric sedan is better than a model 3? The rest of the producers have all decided we want to drive crossovers or boxes and simply cannot figure out how to make a frunk.

[–] caden@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago

Absolutely. Hyundai and Kia have the best EVs by a long shot. Charge way faster than a Tesla, too.

Lots of choice in Europe

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago
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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Elon is getting slapped by the invisible hand.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

fun fact: the people who originally coined the phrase 'invisible hand of the market' called it 'the invisible hand of providence' which basically means 'gods inscrutable will'. capitalism-at least market capitalism-is literally a religion.

and its god is smiting his favorite special boy. so sad.

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[–] blindbandit@lemm.ee 61 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The brand is forever damaged. Sell while you can.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (28 children)

I feel bad for Nikola Tesla having his name associated with all this nonsense. Not even death let him escape from rich assholes taking credit for the work of others.

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Now just block trump properties

[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Fuck every Tesla owner. Unironically, they knew what they bought.

Downvotes coming from Telsa owners who have buyer's remose for giving a Nazi money, i assume.

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[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Saw a Tesla today that someone stuck an old Rover badge on, cracked me up

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