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.
whats a good source of info for purchasing US-available, non-tesla evs?
Pretty much go for only Hyundais or Kias. They’re all in on EVs and they’re fantastic. I have an Ioniq 5 and while it does have issues, every car does, and it has a tenth the issues that teslas and others do.
What are some of the issues they have? Pretty much the only thing I know about the ioniq 5 is that it won EV of the year so it’s gotta be pretty decent!
I think it varies. I’ve owned a Volt, Bolt, two Teslas. My friend has two Rivians. My other friend has a Bolt. My manager has an Ioniq 5.
None of us have had any issues at all. Obviously YMMV.
Save some EVs for the rest of us, damn. I’ve owned two cars in my life and I’m 41.
I’m very happy with mine but to each their own. Musk is definitely a complete asshole to put it mildly and imo the worst part of having a Tesla is the association with him. It’s certainly a valid reason to not want one.
There will always be tesla fanboys whenever the brand is talked down. Sadly, the points brought up by OP have been valid for years.
Stories of teslas not shutting down in crashes, leaving paramedics unable to assist, and doors locking while updating are still present for the cars, whereas nearly all other vehicles don’t do dumb things like “escape cords” but just use mechanical locks that won’t fail on a power outage.
If you say anyone who is enjoying their Tesla is a fanboy then you’re doing the same thing as them, just on the opposite side. These criticisms can be levied at many vehicles and they are certainly valid if overblown. I personally think there are far bigger problems with the cars than these which are largely non issues. Prospective buyers should do their research carefully and make up their own minds.
For recommendations, in the States, Porsche and Lucid are the best you can get. You have a lot more options for electric vehicles outside of the US, in say, Australia or the UK, because of Chinese brands.
Chinese brands are affordable because they pay their workers slave wages. Fuck off with that.
Yeah, I have to say, the Brazil BYD thing is pretty bad, there is no way around it.
Yes there fucking is: don’t buy Chinese EV brands unless you’re into slavery and IP theft.
What if I’m into IP theft and not slavery?
BYD should get punished by Brazil for what they did, but using that to call an entire country slaves and thieves is a bit much. Too ScoMo-esque.
You’ve interpreted the phrase “…there no way around it” incorrectly. It means “it can’t be excused / you have to face the fact”.
