• ren (a they/them)@lemmy.world
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    I just feel bad for people who went in during Elon’s “good” years (heavy quotations). He’s nothing but a glorified car salesman and a verified idiot now, but for a while there, some people just wanted a more sustainable car.

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      Yeah it was legitimately the only viable EV when I got one. I still love the car but am absolutely embarrassed by it because of that asshole.

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          Poorly worded on my part. I genuinely oppose everything Elon Musk stands for, so it’s more like cognitive dissonance than embarrassment.

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          Android was never the only player in the cell phone OS market. Tesla was the only player in the EV market until last year more or less

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            Last year? Dude there have been viable alternatives for years now.

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    I hate Elon musk but Tesla is the best thing that happened to this planet because no other car manufacturer was bothered to do the groundwork required to get electric cars going. They lie and spread corruption before Elon came along.

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    Elon frustrated me cause he gets his grubby hands into way too much cool stuff

    Like bitch tesla and spacex were cool untill Elon got a Twitter account and wouldn’t shut up exposing how shit he is

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    I resemble this…sort of. Except my car is already paid for and I really don’t think it’s a wise decision to just blow money on another car simply to get out of a current vehicle that more than meets my needs.

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      why would you sign up to pay elon every time you want to charge your car? like bro cut your loss already theres a reason the dudes the richest person in the world
      he’s already fucking owners who need warranty/fixes

      and the way he’s dropping his MSRP the resale value are gonna be tanking cant wait when he decides he “needs” to charge more for electricity now that the price is so cheap and the resale is gonna tank even more

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        I charge at home for $0.058/kWh. The company that provides it is also local and it does create local jobs.

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    This is classic cognitive disonnance. If they liked the person who made the car, I’m almost certain their mind would be different. This phenomena is particularly obvious whenever you see something that was once popular fall from grace. See the conversation around Justin Roiland or even Reddit before and after their respective controversies. You start to see the people say things to the tune of “blank was never good anyway.”

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    Also stop driving in the bus lane. If you actually gave a shit about the environment you would be on said bus, not a brand new three tonne luxury car.

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    I love Teslas though, has anyone in here actually ridden in one? The acceleration is absolutely insane. It feels like one of those roller coasters that launch you without a hill. If you test drive one and can even remotely afford buying it you’ll definitely think about it for a while.

    I’m no Elon fanboy, he’s fucked up Twitter but credit where it’s due

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        What are you talking about? I’ve been in a bunch of Tesla Ubers and it’s comfy back there and you get a great view. Definitely better than the average Uber

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          Model 3 backseat is pretty awful for anyone over 6’. And I say that as someone who owns a model 3

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      So you keep accelerating? There is more to pleasure driving than going from 0-60 in 3 secs. I would even argue that’s not even enjoyable

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      Have driven one and been driven in one. Shit experience. Felt like a dumbed down car that was uncomfortable. It has a nice display in the middle, but that’s it. The upholstery felt like it was done by some cheap shop that didn’t give a crap. It definitely didn’t feel like “luxury” or even your preconceived notion of what is comfortable.

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    Image Transcription:

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    in this thread weird nerds/bots/tsla pr marketing department gonna risk it all for elon

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    why would you sign up to pay elon every time you want to charge your car? like bro cut your loss already theres a reason the dudes the richest person in the world he’s already fucking owners who need warranty/fixes

    and the way he’s dropping his MSRP the resale value are gonna be tanking cant wait when he decides he “needs” to charge more for electricity now that the price is so cheap and the resale is gonna tank even more

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      You can charge your Tesla anywhere, and charge other EVs at Tesla. Works both ways. So raising prices wouldn’t really work.

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        why would electric charge stations compete with themselves? the only competition will be who can charge their customers the most. have you not been paying attention?

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    For me the worst part about Tesla’s (and other electric cars in general) is when you’re driving behind one and they have the regenerative breaking set to maximum. When they release the gas and start coasting, they decelerate a lot quicker than I do when I start coasting behind them which forces me to brake constantly.

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    I really hate Elon but Teslas are great cars. I drive one (purchased prior to Elon losing his damn mind publically) and I can’t picture myself driving anything else unless Apple makes a car. It’s like going from a flip phone to a modern phone. There’s competition out there now for sure, thank god - but compare the user interface and charging network, not to mention their other products like power walls, and it’s night and day.

    There are rumors of Elon getting ousted from Tesla and I would love to see that happen because there’s obviously an Elon-fan-by-association thing going on and that really sucks.

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      Really? I’ve seen comments that they’re terrible. Why are they great? And Lordt I hope he gets the boots put to him.