Tesla’s profits were once the envy of the auto industry.
  • 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)