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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Thinking about an EV? I would strong suggest avoiding a Tesla and picking another brand. (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by WeUnite@lemm.ee to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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CEO of Tesla and acting President-elect Musk is going on a neo-Nazi binge endorsing far right candidates instead of properly running the companies he's involved in such as Tesla.

In addition Tesla is considered one of the most unreliable car brands according to: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-placed-bottom-consumer-reports-reliability-rankings/

Moreover Tesla has the highest fatal accident rates of all car brands according to: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/

Also there are privacy implications with using a car that could in theory spy on you: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/massive-trove-of-tesla-files-contains-thousands-of-safety-complaints/

Now that more competent and establish brands are making EVs there's no reason to buy a Tesla if you want an EV. I'm not here to recommend another brand, I'm just here to tell you that your next EV should be anything other than a Tesla.

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[+] blazeknave@lemmy.world -9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm not not an asshole to them given the (safe) opportunity. I'm picky based on license plate number ("you knew enough when they began starting with 9s"). I'm also racist though. Live in predominantly Asian neighborhood where Teslas are like the E Class for boomer Chinese grandpas and some millennial families. After election/political conversations with several Chinese friends, I understand "that's white people bullshit" and they don't care about Elon or even think about him. Cool car. Save money. Status. No more, no less. Similar conversations about US/China relations and why many at least considered voting red.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what the fuck this comment is attempting to convey.

Just about the only part I understood was when you admitted to being a racist.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're saying that immigrants don't give a fuck because life here is better than their home country and a Tesla is a status symbol.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Wow. Thank you. That's pretty much what my friends are saying about their experience, but much more succinctly than my shitty comment.

[–] WeUnite@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

I’m also racist though.

Well that's not good. I hope that's just a typo. If you seriously are I really encourage you to meet other people. Once you realize we are all human beings even if look a little different your life will change for the better.

As far as what you mention regarding people being apathetic towards Musk's politics that's fine. I'm objecting to buying a Tesla for two reasons. Yes one of them is Musk's politics but the other reason is based on the fact that a Tesla is an inferior product when compared against competing brands. If you buy a different brand you will get a better longer lasting car and will save even more money. Also regarding status: owning a Tesla is increasingly becoming a stigma so owning a Tesla will no longer be a status symbol.