When Elon kinda first hit the scene I liked him and was on his side. It’s been through his own consistent inconsistencies and double talk, and also plain crazy talk… that has totally turned me off to him in any area. I think if I can go from ‘almost a fanboy’ to ‘give back Twitter you stupid cunt’; I’m likely not the only one.
I’m sick of him. Like all of it. I wish he’d had gotten put in that car they launched into space.
He’s such an 🫏🕳️
Even if he sold Tesla and they are no longer associated, they won't get a sale from me. In my mind, they and their products are tainted. I hate them with a fervor especially after all the bullshit they pulled against high speed rail. Fuck Tesla.
I just sold my 2021 Tesla Model Y and picked up a new Rivian R1T. I had already put my money down on the Model Y when Elon started becoming political and promoting hate. He is the only reason I sold my Tesla. I actually enjoyed driving it.
Besides not wanting to buy a product from Musk buying a Tesla simply isn't an option.
On the newest Model 3 they removed the stalks, I don't want to press a button on a steering wheel to use the blinker (Doing that in a roundabout sounds like a nightmare).
Besides that Musk seems to think he can do whatever he wants with OTA updates. I wouldn't want to buy a car that might have some function changed or disabled the next time I'm using it.
Plenty of other manufacturers at this point to choose from.
No surprise. A fascist leader, and a product line that started looking dated years ago. All while established car companies have caught up. I can't imagine a future for Tesla that's not just pain.
Shockingly there's not enough fan boys out there to keep them afloat.
I respectable amount of high income individuals would love to have premium long range EVs. Nobody wants to be associated with him. Nobody wants to wait around for 6 hours while the car gets towed if it has a serious breakdown, and nobody wants to deal with resale problems.
The charging network is good, the cars still have some tech in them that is ahead of the competition. But they're pushing the tech too far they're taking a page out of Apple's book and not listening to what people want.
If you're not going to listen to your customers and you have a horrible image problem, You're going to have a bad time.
Model 3 Long Range is still nearly $50k. They’ll have to cut more for me to even consider. Also; they’d need to fire Elon Musk and deny him his $54 billion pay package.
Competition was always going to happen it was just a question of when and to what degree. The established car makers weren't going to sit around and watch Tesla take their market share. But the rise of Chinese car manufacturers hitting the EV market has been swift and brutal. These are huge companies that are generally unheard of in the West such as BYD.
Edit, the link is almost a year old so I suspect figures have changed a fair bit since.
Tesla reported its first quarter earnings during an incredibly shaky moment for the company in which sales numbers and the stock price have both fallen.
Earlier this week, the company approved its latest price cuts for the US, China, and Germany — all major markets for the EV maker.
Musk reportedly delayed the project, preferring to go “balls to the wall” on Tesla’s forthcoming robotaxi, which is expected to debut in August.
In the shareholder note, Tesla made no direct reference to the Model 2 but said it’s focused on leveraging its existing manufacturing footprint to “introduce new and more affordable products.”
“We have updated our future vehicle line-up to accelerate the launch of new models ahead of our previously communicated start of production in the second half of 2025,” the company states.
Earlier this year, Tesla reported lackluster sales numbers in a sign that cooling demand for EVs and rising competition were taking their toll on the company.
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What a ridiculous title! No one buys cooling from Tesla ever since the sugar got stuck in my teeth so I had to brush the heck out of thems that can't do, teach.