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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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bingo.

Would it be better if some fractional percentage of accident fatalities could be avoided? Yes of course. Am I making my buying decision on the fact that if I 360 kick flip crash my car because "full self driving" is a misrepresentation (I can't read the warnings) then doors won't open right in .06% of crashes where the car loses power? No Im not (but YOU can).

I made my choice based on the intersection of price, charging network, range, my particular user experience AND my specific driving use case. If you make your car decisions based on highest possible safety and a user experience that is the most traditional, that's fine, we will arrive at different decisions. Similarly, now that Elon is a dipshit I'm not selling my car, but other people might.