Tesla’s profits were once the envy of the auto industry.
  • @cccrontabEnglish
    69•7 months ago

    Even if he sold Tesla and they are no longer associated, they won’t get a sale from me. In my mind, they and their products are tainted. I hate them with a fervor especially after all the bullshit they pulled against high speed rail. Fuck Tesla.

    • ThePowerOfGeekEnglish
      49•7 months ago

      Doesn’t help that they have a strong reputation for shite quality. It’s really just numerous layers for most of us:

      • Product/brand is tainted (as you say).
      • Declining quality of their products.
      • Reputation (warranted or not) of many Tesla drivers being clueless idiots behind the wheel.
      • Still too many embarrassing Musk fans closely associated with Tesla (related to the first point).
      • Prices still too high for many.
      • @[email protected]English
        29•7 months ago

        Not to mention,

        • Anti-repair company that forces you to go into certified Tesla Repair servicers. Potential for obsoletion is high, and so is the potential that they could disable/downgrade older models remotely.

        • They make most of their money by paying engineers incredibly low wages.

        • @FedizenEnglish
          4•7 months ago

          And

          • Aggressively Anti Union
          • Overuse of touch screen controls
          • Poor repairability (nearly all EVs have lower maintenance costs than gas vehicles, but its not clear Teslas do)