I rode in the first Tesla roadster, which was legitimately cool.
My next time in one wasn't until last year, in a Model Y. Watching the driver shift into reverse and realizing they had to look at the giant glued on iPad "oh that's odd..". Watching the driver try and see his speed, and realizing they had to look at the giant glued on iPad "ok that is downright stupid".
It reminded me of these god awful dash layouts, but worse:
A lot of that, feeling like you were saving the world or had a "laptop on wheels". Plus a lot of early government incentives with purchase/registration subsidies and/or quality-of-life benefits (like getting to drive on HOV lanes even if you were the only car occupant).
I don't think any of these is the reason people bought them. I think some history and context is important here.
Firstly, Tesla was the only electric car that wasn't an awful Nissan Leaf until relatively recently. So anyone who saw promise in electric transportation had really no choice.
Second, Tesla still has some of the best performance specs all around for vehicles in its class, especially if you figure in cost.
Third, early adopters of EVs appear to be mostly early adopters of technology who value new capabilities above all else and often overlook things like build quality and software glitches. These weren't typical car buyers. Ford for example, found that almost none of their early Lightning buyers were Ford customers.
Lastly, I'm not a Tesla fan but they have the world's best selling vehicle in 2023 for a reason. It's absurd to say that everyone is just horribly mistaken
U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla, opens new tab committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Investigators are exploring whether Tesla committed wire fraud, which involves deception in interstate communications, by misleading consumers about its driver-assistance systems, the sources said. They are also examining whether Tesla committed securities fraud by deceiving investors, two of the sources said.
Kadyrov, who was sanctioned by the U.S. after being linked to numerous human rights violations, said he received the truck from Musk, although this was not independently confirmed. Messages left with Tesla seeking comment were not immediately returned.
Kadyrov also took advantage of the video clip to invite Musk to Chechnya.
“I don’t think the Russian Foreign Ministry would mind such a trip,” he said. “And, of course, we’re waiting for your new developments that will help us finish our special military operation (in Ukraine)."
I find this guy extremely annoying but he puts the cybertruck through hell and it handles it pretty well, in some situations, compared to an ICE F150. But in other situations it literally falls apart.
I saw one on my vacation to Hawaii last week and I had the opposite reaction, I mean it's still fugly but it wasn't nearly as bad as it looks in pictures IMO. 3/10 instead of 0.
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I saw one on my vacation to Hawaii last week and I had the opposite reaction, I mean it's still fugly but it wasn't nearly as bad as it looks in pictures IMO. 3/10 instead of 0.
This is where I am. Still wouldn't own one, but not nearly as bad in person as in pictures. I'd rather be seen in it than an Ioniq 6
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It's not that it's ugly though, it looks incredibly cheap, as if it was designed by a 10 year old boy, solid echos of Homer Simpson's car design, and as a truck it sucks, I mean what's the point of a truck you can't shift a queen size bed and mattress in? for that you need a non sloping bed wall to lean the mattress on
Cybertruck FSD achieves Ram levels of exit skills. It drives just like people! I guess that's what happens when you train it on video clips from normal drivers. Good thinking.
Our Tesla will no longer charge when the battery is cold. It was -2 in Canmore and my wife was stuck there for an hour trying to get it to charge. She just drove home instead and just made it. She tried to charge at home. No dice. I had to turn the garage heater on so she could eventually charge the car. They are dumbfounded because the logs don't show anything.
So now it's in the shop. They no longer have loaners, uber credits or even a shuttle. My wife had to get herself an uber to get to work. Even Chrysler has shuttles for effs sake. Tesla service has always been ####.
Our Tesla will no longer charge when the battery is cold. It was -2 in Canmore and my wife was stuck there for an hour trying to get it to charge. She just drove home instead and just made it. She tried to charge at home. No dice. I had to turn the garage heater on so she could eventually charge the car. They are dumbfounded because the logs don't show anything.
So now it's in the shop. They no longer have loaners, uber credits or even a shuttle. My wife had to get herself an uber to get to work. Even Chrysler has shuttles for effs sake. Tesla service has always been ####.
I'm no expert, but my first guess is that the battery warmer isn't working correctly, thus the battery is too cold to charge? But then I'd assume there should be a log about a battery warming issue or battery temp being too low? Totally bizarre and definitely doesn't seem like a common issue.
Our Tesla will no longer charge when the battery is cold. It was -2 in Canmore and my wife was stuck there for an hour trying to get it to charge. She just drove home instead and just made it. She tried to charge at home. No dice. I had to turn the garage heater on so she could eventually charge the car. They are dumbfounded because the logs don't show anything.
So now it's in the shop. They no longer have loaners, uber credits or even a shuttle. My wife had to get herself an uber to get to work. Even Chrysler has shuttles for effs sake. Tesla service has always been ####.
The service issue is becoming a serious one for Tesla
