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MerchantsOfMisery ,

All the rich folks I know avoid Tesla like the plague because they prefer some level of political ambiguity while driving. Even if they’re driving a $500k Porsche, it doesn’t come with the "this company is proudly run by a right wing asshole everyone has heard of" vibe, just the regular "I’m rich, SEE!" vibe.

mipadaitu ,

Got some bad news for you…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Porsche

dmalteseknight ,
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Eh when the founders are dead long enough, people stop caring. Ex: Chanel

ShepherdPie ,

Henry Ford was a Nazi sympathizer as well but that’s long in the past.

MerchantsOfMisery ,

Average person has no clue about this compared to Musk. Not surprised that the founder of a luxury brand is a bastard though.

kungen ,

It’s different when they’ve been dead for a long time. If we avoided anything that has had connections to the NSDAP, the majority of old German brands would be boycotted.

AlbertSpangler ,

That’s a worry! I’ll stick with my trusty Ford!

…What?

gallopingsnail ,
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…wikipedia.org/…/List_of_companies_involved_in_th…

Dawg, it’s so many companies you interact with on a regular basis, often without even knowing it. Times change.

Hope you haven’t taken a Thyssen-Krupp elevator lately or gotten an X-ray from a Siemens machine, otherwise you’re supporting Nazis 😡 /s

blady_blah ,

The rich people I’ve spoken with just don’t think they’re premium enough. It had nothing to do with politics. Most of their politics line up conservative anyway.

GiddyGap ,

I was saving for a Tesla until Elon went off the rails. What a douche. Not supporting that.

ByteOnBikes ,

Same. My friends were planning to upgrade their Tesla and said, yeeeah no thanks" as Musk went on the deep end.

madjo ,

I’m actually in the market for a new car, and it’s going to be an EV, but Tesla is not on my short list. (not just because of Musk, also because I think those cars are hideous, and I really dislike how a single iPad is used for everything. I need some physical buttons, especially for the airco unit) Instead I’m looking at the Renault Scenic or the Kia EV3.

Simulation6 ,

Not a problem, he will just sue everyone that did not buy a Tesla.

Blackmist ,

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If you’re going to pivot your entire personality towards being the biggest cunt possible (starting with calling someone a pedo because he made you look silly and snowballing from there), you can expect consequences eventually.

Even if it’s just being slightly less grotesquely wealthy.

Olhonestjim ,

The real Tesla killer was inside the room all along.

Snapz ,

Doesn’t hurt that they are also shit cars made out of melted down plastic from burger king kids meal toys and used dental floss and are prone to bursting into flames after “self driving” into walls or freeway medians.

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RangerJosie ,

I’m gonna need another decade or two before I get an EV.

I’m gonna wait for the $15,000 economy shitbox model. Whoever ends up making it.

BruceTwarzen ,

Noooo people need EV’s that do 0-100 in 2 seconds that cost 80k

RangerJosie ,

All I need it run is 65. I want to go weeks between recharges. I don’t care about speed.

tetris11 ,
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Citroen Ami is around 7k €

saltesc ,

Really? It’s pa-ywalled, but based on just the title; really?

It’s not the poor reputation Teslas have at being cars? Recalls, performance, ongoing costs, longevity, manufacturing quality…etc. But, it’s X instead?

Jimbabwe ,

The cars are actually great, unfortunately

nokturne213 ,

Are they though?

Viking_Hippie ,

Nah. They’re pretty and quick, but they have the price tag of a brand new Jaguar and the build quality of a 1980s Yugo.

nokturne213 ,

So their build quality has improved recently?

Rayspekt ,

Why not both?

RangerJosie ,

Good.

vga ,

I still think my Tesla is the best car I’ve ever owned but boy do I wish it was called something else right now. Musk’s weirdness is flowing over.

doodledup ,

Stop posting US politics everywhere. This isn’t World News. This isn’t even news.

blackbelt352 ,

Unfortunately US Billionaires have a lot of societal impact outside of the US. They don’t care about the arbitrary borders that bound us plebians, they have enough money that the borders functionally don’t exist.

doodledup ,

Don’t care. The real reason they post this here is US politics and not the effect it has on other countries. I’ll bet that OP is from the US.

Cheems ,
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Womp womp

Sam_Bass ,

/shocked

PunchingWood ,

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    protist , (edited )

    Especially now that a lot of countries are starting to notice the drain on energy networks.

    Lmao

    But I doubt they’re really “struggling”.

    You don’t have to sit there and imagine things, because they are a publicly traded company…

    It’s clear Musk’s politics have turned off a ton of potential customers worldwide. Tesla sales are falling off, while eg the Hyundai Ioniq is setting sales records in the US

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    protist ,

    Tesla’s market share in Europe declined from 27.8% to 19.9% year over year as of this past March. Tesla’s sales in Europe fell 36% while BMW and Volvo had 60% and 70% growth in EV sales over the same period, respectively.

    whichev.net/…/tesla-tops-european-car-sales-chart…

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    protist ,

    Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Musk’s reputation dips

    Infynis ,
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    When every other company manufacturing the same thing as you is making massive gains, because the whole market is expanding, and you’re suddenly posting losses, that’s going to raise so questions

    MerchantsOfMisery ,

    Is it weird that a part of me wishes I was as confident in myself being right about stuff as you are about yourself?

    takeda ,

    LOL, seems like you are only are aware of Tesla losses and try to explain it that it is because a power grid can’t handle it.

    In reality it is that Tesla is losing customers which are fleeing to other manufacturers.

    As for the energy consumption, for example in California 25% of new car sales are BHEV. Currently electric cars use 1% of the power and the estimates are that by 2035 (when sales of new ICE vehicles will be banned) this will go to 4%.

    Viking_Hippie ,

    Since these cars easily take up the same as an entire household overnight.

    You mean the same as the household take up overnight where most are sleeping and have turned almost everything off? That’s not actually a lot…

    CileTheSane ,
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    “lots of people are buying Tesla’s”

    “People are stepping away from fully electric vehicles.”

    Which is it? Are Tesla’s strong or weak? Or are we somehow in a situation where EVs are weak and Tesla is strong?

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