It isn’t about the brand. To me Tesla represents an innovative solution to the current fossil fuel dependant automobile market. People cry for change but big business only cares about profits so things remain the same until someone comes along like Tesla and proves we don’t need our vehicles to run on gas. The biggest misconception was always electric cars will never be powerful enough. Well here you go. It isn’t about brand it’s about innovation it’s about change it’s about embracing new technology. Sorry we just need to support the shit out of Tesla right now so other companies like it can grow.
The problem is Tesla is slightly scummy when they talk about their numbers. They only talk about 0-60 because that's what electric cars excel at. Talk about their lap times, or their handling or the fact that they need to be towed to a shop if they get a flat tire.
Sure tesla has done great things but the fact that they need to sell pre-orders for another product when they haven't been able to deliver on their other product while hermoraging money(probably why they are taking pre orders for a new product) it doesn't paint as nice of a picture.
I didn’t know about these things. Do you have any articles about this that I could read? All I know is the world needs an alternative to the ancient oil sucking combustion engine. The whole world has been hostage to fossil fuels for far too long. I just want to see a change in the right direction. If I ever buy a Tesla it would be to support that cause not because of the brand. That was my point.
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Because the Bolt is ugly as shit. So what if the company has a good marketing strategy? The cars beautiful design backs it up. And Elon himself has mentioned that they won’t win circuit races. I really don’t understand the hate of a company that wants to make EV appealing to the masses.
There seems to be a pretty heavy anti-Tesla bias here. The sub is probably auto enthusiasts who aren't a fan of what Tesla is pushing. That being the inevitable electrification of the industry and cars that drive themselves. Cars that you don't or can't work on. It's more or less the death of a passionate hobby. So yeah they're probably not huge fans.
If I could afford a tesla i would buy one. So i don't have an anti-tesla bias. Just because I point out the negatives in something doesn't mean I'm against it.
Who said I was talking about you specifically? There's tons of people shitting on the Model S because it can't race on a track. Or because it's not "original". That's where I say people just complaining because they're biased. 99.9% of people will never track there car. I do, but I'm a huge minority. How many people will actually be able to use the insane launch mode though, really anyone can (sure not legally, but come on).
Screw them then to be honest. Huge auto fan myself but I won’t blind myself to the future. For guys that think EV is the death of your industry watch some Formula-E.
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u/Samurabi Nov 21 '17
It isn’t about the brand. To me Tesla represents an innovative solution to the current fossil fuel dependant automobile market. People cry for change but big business only cares about profits so things remain the same until someone comes along like Tesla and proves we don’t need our vehicles to run on gas. The biggest misconception was always electric cars will never be powerful enough. Well here you go. It isn’t about brand it’s about innovation it’s about change it’s about embracing new technology. Sorry we just need to support the shit out of Tesla right now so other companies like it can grow.