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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)

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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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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People will always blast me for this, but German cars have better ride quality, interiors and overall engineering. Durability too. What they're worse at is total cost of ownership, because of the occasional problem with absurdly expensive systems. But there's a reason people buy them even at the ridiculous prices they cost.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But there's a reason people buy them even at the ridiculous prices they cost.

One way bigger reason is they're fashion statements and status symbols for people who can afford them, having nothing to due with the other reasons you mentioned. Specifically BMW, Benz, Porsche.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

My wife and I are really happy with our Chevy Bolt EV.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I also have a Chevy Bolt and I love it. I wouldn't buy any current GM EV because they decided to remove Android Auto and Apple Carplay, but if they ever change their mind and put those back, I would be happy to buy another one. Used models are very reasonably priced and potentially eligible for a tax rebate. You could easily get one for under $20k.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I honestly don’t understand why they did that. That’s basically the one thing that puts the Silverado EV on my do not want list.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, the reason makes a lot of sense from their standpoint. They integrated Google apps into the car, but now you get to pay them a monthly subscription to access it (after an initial "included" period). So, you get to pay $15/month to GM to get the features you already pay for on your phone. Oh, and you now have to download and setup all the apps again on your car. I truly hope no other car company follows that model.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Sounds like a big fat deal breaker to me.

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[–] zante@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

lol 10 years too late.

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