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[–] [email protected] 134 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I'm target demo for a Tesla. Upper middle class techie. My next car will be an EV and I actually like Teslas. I like a lot of things about them but I will absolutely not buy one while Elon is in charge of the company. Fuck that guy. He's not getting any of my money.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Ditto. I have 3 requirements above the current cars though:

  • Better range
  • more physical controls, everything that isn't media or GPs needs physical buttons
  • Elon must not profit
[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Add "real steering wheel" to that cause that futuristic airliner yoke shit would absolutely kill me the first time I try to cross over to turn.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I won't buy Tesla but to be fair, the yoke in the cybertruck is one of the few things that every reviewer says works great. There's no crossover turn, the wheel maxes out well before then so you keep your grip as it is. Instead, the turn input is progressive depending on how much you turn the yoke and dynamic depending on how fast you're going. They say in practice, it quickly feels very natural.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The physical control is a big one. I'm not using software capable of driving a vehicle that's made and controlled by a Nazi.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Media also. It's super valuable to change songs with no fiddling.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same here, even with all the BS around Twitter and his political views... I WAS still considering a Tesla, but with the pro-Trump PAC and the deep fakes on Xitter it's just another level of bullshit.

Hoping he gets forced out in the next year because I also don't want to buy from a dealership, which doesn't leave me a lot of options for an EV.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The tesla shareholders just approved a 55 billion dollar bonus that a court had previously struck down.

Hes not getting voted out. This is what they want.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Presumably it’s “… worth in stock”, and might even have vesting periods. He doesn’t get that much unless the stock price stays high

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same demographic, but sadly I already bought a model Y cause I wanted a 7 seater with a 5 star crash safety rating...

Needless to say the car isn't good enough to compromise on my morals moving forward and the next car will probably be that VW Buzz. That thing looks so fun.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Bought one too. I have a model 3 which I really enjoy and would probably have bought another Tesla next if it wasn't for Elon going mad.

So sadly no more Tesla for me. Buzz is nice, as is the beemer i4.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Same here, some friends of mine really got into car hacking with Teslas in particular and I was looking forward to sharing more hobbies with them. But at this point, I'd be embarrassed as hell to tell anyone I intentionally bought a Tesla, even a used one. And besides, if I really want the "sleek futuristic electric car by the dedicated electric car company", Rivian exists (unless their CEO is somehow worse than Elon 😬😩)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

If he is worse than Elon, he at least has the decency to hide it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Rivian needs a Y/3 competitor. It's over 100k for a Rivian in Canada. A Y is 54k, a 3 is just under 50k to qualify for federal and provincial incentives.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I said that without looking up the prices for a Rivian and remembered why I'm not actually considering getting one 😭. The world just still isn't ready for an all electric car manufacturer that is both affordable and not run by a manchild smdh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Well lucky for us they have the R2/R3(X) in the pipeline. Can't come soon enough though, 2026 for the R2 seems like a lifetime away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

BYD has its PHEV Shark truck starting at $54k. Its something like 500+ mile mixed range, with a 60 mile electric only range.

Not exactly the same, but still a lot of truck for much less. They will be making them in Mexico, so tariffs shouldn't apply.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I got a Cadillac lyric instead and I love it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

That's good, because people really do conflate the drivers with Elon's fans, and also with Trump. I'm one of them. Fuck Elon, and fuck every Tesla driver.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Same. Upper middle class and work for a large hyperacaler.

Tesla was the only one excluded from my recent EV search. Loving the Polestar 2 so far.