I work in car insurance and noticed this whenever I see a Tesla on a policy too, they’re also usually located in the Bay Area, Texas, or a rich suburb of Seattle.
Not a musk shill, but teslas have higher safety ratings than like every other car, and nasa certainly trusts him with the rockets. Whats going on with twitter either doesnt relate or he doesnt matter enough to be a concern.
Not a Musk head either but I absolutely thank Tesla for the rise in the technology. I love the idea of electric cars, and although I’ll never be able to afford a new one, as I can’t spend $600+ a month on a car, it’s nice to see us going in a better direction and away from fuel.
Well, the website is a bit of a distraction. The car sells well in Europe and China respectively, not just the US. Much like how SpaceX has largely been a success globally as well.
Lots of better options out now. And in 5 years, Tesla may be the worst of them, given how bad their quality control is.
I just wish it wasn’t their charging network that manufacturers were moving to, but I have to admit that it is better than the alternatives. And we do need a single standard like gas.
I wouldn't say there are lots of better options out there. There's definitely a lot of options. But there aren't many that I have seen that are better. Those that are, are more expensive. Those that are cheaper and better are Chinese and aren't available in the US market. I know this because we do receive Chinese vehicles here. From memory, top three selling EV brands here are Tesla, and two other Chinese brands. There are some equivalent alternative options, but it might not be for all people either.
I live in a auto market where we receive Chinese, European, and American vehicles. Having test driven most of them, for the price, Tesla remains the best value option. Most of the others, including more expensive options, still have issues. There's only a couple of others I'd consider, that's more expensive than Tesla's offerings (BMW and Porsche) and a similar amount that's cheaper (MG and BYD).
I should note that we do receive the Chinese built Standard Range Tesla's, alongside the US built Performance options.
-No stupid luxury gimmicks (fake “self driving” or “self parking”, 360° cameras for outside view, electronic locks that will most likely fail in a couple years, etc…)
-NO FUCKING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES like those stupid heated seats!!
Depends which market you're in. If you're in Australasia or Europe, the value you get from an MG is fantastic. They don't go overboard with making things too complicated. Besides that, the other poster was correct. Hyundai make some really efficient vehicles (as well as Kia). Hyundai has Blulink, which I think is one payment only to have. The Chevy Bolt is quite affordable. There aren't really many EV's which have been designed to be terribly user-repairable, mainly because manufacturers don't trust people to be working with high voltages. For example, Mercedes doesn't even allow you to open the bonnet, not without a special key for the EQE. The windscreen wiper fluid filler cap is placed outside the vehicle.
I’m a white man who falls into that category, I’d never own a Tesla, they’re too fucking expensive. Maybe I’ll get an EV some day, but it won’t be a Tesla. For now, I’ll stick to my 6 year old car that still runs well and didn’t cost me a second mortgage.
Most of the Tesla owners I know are Chinese. The early adopters were Caucasian, but now that they're mainstream, they're being bought by pretty much everyone.
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