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[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 133 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I'm target demo for a Tesla. Upper middle class techie. My next car will be an EV and I actually like Teslas. I like a lot of things about them but I will absolutely not buy one while Elon is in charge of the company. Fuck that guy. He's not getting any of my money.

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same here, even with all the BS around Twitter and his political views... I WAS still considering a Tesla, but with the pro-Trump PAC and the deep fakes on Xitter it's just another level of bullshit.

Hoping he gets forced out in the next year because I also don't want to buy from a dealership, which doesn't leave me a lot of options for an EV.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The tesla shareholders just approved a 55 billion dollar bonus that a court had previously struck down.

Hes not getting voted out. This is what they want.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Presumably it’s “… worth in stock”, and might even have vesting periods. He doesn’t get that much unless the stock price stays high

[–] Sunroc@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same demographic, but sadly I already bought a model Y cause I wanted a 7 seater with a 5 star crash safety rating...

Needless to say the car isn't good enough to compromise on my morals moving forward and the next car will probably be that VW Buzz. That thing looks so fun.

[–] PhotatoMan@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Bought one too. I have a model 3 which I really enjoy and would probably have bought another Tesla next if it wasn't for Elon going mad.

So sadly no more Tesla for me. Buzz is nice, as is the beemer i4.

[–] PugEnjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Same here, some friends of mine really got into car hacking with Teslas in particular and I was looking forward to sharing more hobbies with them. But at this point, I'd be embarrassed as hell to tell anyone I intentionally bought a Tesla, even a used one. And besides, if I really want the "sleek futuristic electric car by the dedicated electric car company", Rivian exists (unless their CEO is somehow worse than Elon 😬😩)

[–] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

If he is worse than Elon, he at least has the decency to hide it.

[–] systemguy_64@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Rivian needs a Y/3 competitor. It's over 100k for a Rivian in Canada. A Y is 54k, a 3 is just under 50k to qualify for federal and provincial incentives.

[–] PugEnjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I said that without looking up the prices for a Rivian and remembered why I'm not actually considering getting one 😭. The world just still isn't ready for an all electric car manufacturer that is both affordable and not run by a manchild smdh

[–] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Well lucky for us they have the R2/R3(X) in the pipeline. Can't come soon enough though, 2026 for the R2 seems like a lifetime away.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

BYD has its PHEV Shark truck starting at $54k. Its something like 500+ mile mixed range, with a 60 mile electric only range.

Not exactly the same, but still a lot of truck for much less. They will be making them in Mexico, so tariffs shouldn't apply.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I got a Cadillac lyric instead and I love it

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

That's good, because people really do conflate the drivers with Elon's fans, and also with Trump. I'm one of them. Fuck Elon, and fuck every Tesla driver.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Same. Upper middle class and work for a large hyperacaler.

Tesla was the only one excluded from my recent EV search. Loving the Polestar 2 so far.