Disapproval of Elon Musk is top reason Tesla owners are selling, survey says

Tesla spent years building a brand identity that is intimately woven together with Musk. It’s damaged goods now as far as I’m concerned. Every time I encounter one of its products I think about it. It wasn’t too long ago when I was eagerly following product updates in the hopes of eventually buying a car power wall or that solar roof system. I was enthusiastic about rationalizing away the poor build quality and terrible customer support. Now, I would never buy a thing from them and I’m happy to pass judgement on anyone who does. $tslaq

If I already had a Tesla I don't know that I'd sell it because of him, but he was one of the major factors in me not even considering them when I was shopping for my EV. The other reasons being shoddy quality control, shitty practices, and dumb design decisions. All of which probably stem from him anyway.

its funny how selling a car brand as “eco” friendly backfires when you’re a fascist cunt

I will probably buy an EV in the next year but I have zero interest in a Tesla. Musk is the reason.

1. make the whole brand about me as a person

2. act like an insufferable prick

3. ?????

4. profit!

I think it's more about how those types of buyers view the manufacturers reliability long term. The man is unhinged and has proven with Twitter that if given the chance he will willingly fuck over users. Imagine giving a bully the ability to limit your driving range or disabling your vehicle on a whim because he decides he doesn't like you or what your local govt says.

Not saying he would do it but he has proven repeatedly to be unstable enough to believe he could escape punishment for doing it.

I aspired to own a Tesla before musk started showing his colours now I would find it embarrassing

I used to want a Tesla... Now I don't. That's 60% Elon and 40% their poor build quality.

The second percentage should be higher. It's not, though. Elon is a very hateable person due to his low IQ, and astronomically high level of arrogance.

I’m sure the anti-woke crowd he is pandering to is going to jump in and buy up all the teslas

My partner needed to buy a new vehicle. A Tesla Model was easily in budget. But they opted not to buy one because they want zero affiliation with Musk or any connotations that they may endorse his behavior by owning one of his products.

Decades of traditional automakers sabotaging the whole concept of EVs should make them the bad guys when it comes to EVs.

Elon has managed to make them the good guys.

That's the risk when your brand is a "status symbol" and the company is closely linked with your personality.

Steve Jobs knew how to do this well. Elon is no Steve Jobs...

Leased a tesla MS in 2017 because I knew 250mile battery was not going to be the max in 2020 and guessed 350mile was possible (i was right). Right around then Elon came out as a conspiracy twat, so I was more than happy to turn my car in when he went full right wing twat.

3 years on, I’m the proud owner of an ebike with a few thousand miles on it, created by a company not owned by a twat. My insurance is $50 a month and my uber rides fall far below anything I spent monthly on my insurance and lease payment ($1300 or so). Helps to work from home and live 5 miles from most places I need to go to or from the public transit.

Honestly, had he kept his insane ideas to himself I might still own that car or it’s newer version. I do miss it, but I just can’t support people like that. Also, 3 years on I don’t miss the car payments…

Funny but when I see a Tesla, I now judge the owner. Never used to care one way or another but.

Ngl, I wouldn't be caught dead with a Tesla these days.

Since the seeing ordeal someone went through here in Canada and his Telsa, I wouldn't own one if given to me.

Water condensation dripping from the AC compressor on top of the batteries is just bad design and lack of foresight.

Transport Canada said that was awful and the reason for his faulty battery/batteries and Teslsa still said, nah you on your own.

Forget that noise.

I love my Tesla, but I don't think my next car will be one because of Musk and what he's done to the brand. Really disappointing that he's put the same people who've coal rolled and iced chargers instead of his loyal, reservation making, early adopting FSD clients like me. I'm watching the expanding market with excitement as other companies are rolling out vehicles with nicer features and comparable pricetags than current Teslas.

For Tesla, it's a bad time for the cult of personality to fall apart as more electric car competition comes out every year.

Since Musk acquired Twitter, the Tesla CEO has started to voice his political and social views more frequently, as well as share controversial conspiracy theories.

This has resulted in a wave of people changing their minds about Musk, especially people on the left side of the American political spectrum. Many have suggested this has a negative impact on Tesla, which is intricately linked to Musk.

I was an early tesla fanboy and always wanted one, I finally have my finances in a place where a new car isn't an awful decision and went with the ID4 just so I didn't have to deal with that guy in any way shape or form.

His last name is being used as a verb now from what I'm hearing

Its when you are delusionally confidet and try to do something but you mess it up so bad that it would have been better if you did NOTHING!

Friend 1: I'm the best cook ever! I'll make you the best meal!

Friend 1: Burns box mac and cheese

Friend 2: "You really Musked that up!"

He's the reason I didn't even entertain the thought of buying a Tesla when I was in the market for an EV. I ended up buying a Kia EV6

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Maybe Teslas will come with disguise kits, where you can switch the Tesla logo with a different brand. Just like Twitter created the option to hide the Twitter blue checkmark...

Isn’t it also the fact that everything he touches explodes and ends up being an unsafe product? I’d rather buy any other brand before buying Tesla, even regardless of his extremely unlikable personality and dumbass choices.

i wouldn't buy a pack of cigarettes from that wannabe supervillain

They totally selected the most punchable face photo of his.

I took an Uber for the first time on Friday, which was also my first time in a Tesla. It didn't seem very comfortable. The driver also didn't signal very often.

Everyone is realising what Phoney Stark really is.

When the cybertruck was first announced I was interested solely due to how unique it was, and for taking it out into the wilderness for camping with a giant battery. Now, I won't even consider even owning anything with the Tesla name. No way in hell.

That & build quality.

Id anyone thinks Elon isnt an unfunny loser go watch his SNL episode again and be reminded.

Yeah, I get the point that Elon isn't Tesla, etc. At the same time, at least for some owners, owning a Tesla isn't just about just owning an EV, it's about virtue signalling. And having the Tesla brand linked to Elon means that it's harder to do this.

Massively support this.

I own and still like the model 3 that I own but I'm not about to sell it just because Elon's douchecanoe, that's just dumb. Now I can guarantee that the next EV I get will not be a Tesla though because Musk's action and values go too counter to my own now.

Not surprising. Elmu did this to himself.

I was in the market for a Model X P100D and decided against it when I heard the irregular door gaps. Added that Elon is a douche, I decided not to buy it.

In other news, Musk remotely disables all used Teslas.

Not only that, it has to be effecting their hiring. I haven’t replied to tesla recruiter asking to set up an interview because I don’t wanna work for him

This simply says that Elon succeeded. Guys a shithead, but his goal with Tesla was to kickstart the progress of electric cars. Tesla can go under for all I care, they did manage to get other companies to care about producing EVs and now there are tons available. They're no longer a monopoly on electric vehicles and I'm quite happy about that, people have choice now.

My electric vehicle is a bicycle. It's great btw.

I'll eventually get an electric car after my Subaru and Honda die but it'll probably be a Volvo, that EX30 looks pretty nice.

Driving a Tesla is just an expensive MAGA hat.

Teslas are for suckers.

Lemmy is not a place to rationally discuss Tesla and Space-X.

I can not stand Musk at all, but if every other Auto CEO were as vocal as he is, we would hate them too.

Apple survived losing Jobs just fine. Tesla and Space-X would probably be even better without Musk.

"The survey also found that 87% of Model 3 owners are considering a Tesla for their next vehicles. That means it’s a fairly small percentage of people who are actually walking away from Tesla overall, and only about one in five of those people are doing it because of Musk.

The rest of the survey is quite glowing for the Model 3, as most owners appear to be very happy about their purchase and how their cars are holding up."

Just wait until they need service or support.

He's playing 4D chess, decreasing his net worth by being a Nazi. Libs and demsocs just don't understand. He's not like the other boys.

I still like the cars but dumbass Elon is embarrassing.

I love the car, so do both my parents. We all hate Elon... and would be my only reason to not get another one, but I still havent found another EV i like other than the Polestar 2 but I need more range.

I completely understand not wanting to buy from him, but taking the depreciation hit selling an otherwise perfectly good car that you already own is sort of dim. Just, you know, don't be a repeat customer.

Shock! I imagine those are the same owners who bought in because of his rhetoric to begin with. Anecdotally, it seems as if less "car people" buy Tesla's, as in they aren't buying it for the technology or the engineering of the product itself.

But that's just an outsiders pov.

The way Musk is acting should have some severe effects on any company he touches. It's pretty annoying that he just so insanely wealthy that he can screw around and still have fuck-you money.

From the Romero school for the Obvious: Elmo Husk is a devout shiatbird and should be shunned from polite society. That being said, those cars are freaking neat and NACS is a reasonable standard to use.. Still want one (used MX), but in a manner that would convenience me the most and profit him the least.

This really just tells us that people who sell their Teslas don't have any real problems.

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The public needs to be more harsh toward bad people. You let them get away with way too much bullshit.

Esse cara precisa ser parado urgentemente.

If liking the CEO of a company is a prerequisite for using the product.... guess I'd better become a hermit.

Subsidizing the EV market and providing access to the common worker!

At least half the Tesla owners…. The only reason they got won was the Elon. And wagon was in full swing….

So of course now they’re selling.

So they approve of zucc, whoever tf runs google, jeff bezos and other pieces of shit, but elon is the breaking point for them? That's a stupid reason if you ask me.

Just here to say that this man is not Tesla. The people that are making these cars are doing a fantastic job all things considered. I get not wanting to be associated with Elon but he's one man in a giant company of people that are working their ass off to design and build these cars.

And they are the best cars on the road. A generation better than anything else out there right now. The only other car I would consider is a Rivian, but they are so big and use a lot of electricity. If you don't want to buy one than don't, but evaluate the car and not the wack job CEO.

Shock! I imagine those are the same owners who bought in because of his rhetoric to begin with. Anecdotally, it seems as if less "car people" buy Tesla's, as in they aren't buying it for the technology or the engineering of the product itself.

But that's just an outsiders pov.

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Like, fuck Musk all the way to Mars and back (actually, not back), but this is as pointless as when bigots burn sneakers or razors or beer because of a "woke" ad, except replacing a car uses so many more resources than replacing some shoes. And that's if anyone will even buy it off them, if not, then it's a whole car in the dump.

Surely making use of the car you spent tens and tens of thousands to buy, and putting an "I hate musk" sticker over the Tesla emblem is a better way to go about this?

Or is there some subscription shit where owning a Tesla means you continuously pay for features or whatever? Though if that's the case I go back to my earlier point - selling it to someone else won't actually end that.

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If that's the reason Regulars are selling their Tesla then this world is doomed.

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Who is actually selling their car because the CEO is an online troll douche? Can't really be more than a handful of people surely?

And yet, the best selling car in the world is the Tesla Model Y. Despite all the Musk hating.

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Elon doesn't care, he flies American astronauts and equipment into space. A few less cars won't put a dent in his vast wealth.be paid for Twitter and regrew to the world's richest man very quickly.

Wtf?? Yes, he’s a dick and annoying, but who sells their fucking car because they don’t like the companies CEO???

So, sell your model 3 and then go buy an EV (or ICE) from one of the other automakers that fought tooth and nail to prevent the transition to EVs and sustainable transportation. Oh yeah, and the entire industry shorted Tesla stock for YEARS hoping they would go bankrupt.

Yes, Elon is a dick but people that get rid of their Tesla for this reason are god damned idiots.