• blady_blah@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m target demo for a Tesla. Upper middle class techie. My next car will be an EV and I actually like Teslas. I like a lot of things about them but I will absolutely not buy one while Elon is in charge of the company. Fuck that guy. He’s not getting any of my money.

    • zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com
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      5 months ago

      Ditto. I have 3 requirements above the current cars though:

      • Better range
      • more physical controls, everything that isn’t media or GPs needs physical buttons
      • Elon must not profit
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        5 months ago

        Add “real steering wheel” to that cause that futuristic airliner yoke shit would absolutely kill me the first time I try to cross over to turn.

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          I won’t buy Tesla but to be fair, the yoke in the cybertruck is one of the few things that every reviewer says works great. There’s no crossover turn, the wheel maxes out well before then so you keep your grip as it is. Instead, the turn input is progressive depending on how much you turn the yoke and dynamic depending on how fast you’re going. They say in practice, it quickly feels very natural.

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      5 months ago

      Same demographic, but sadly I already bought a model Y cause I wanted a 7 seater with a 5 star crash safety rating…

      Needless to say the car isn’t good enough to compromise on my morals moving forward and the next car will probably be that VW Buzz. That thing looks so fun.

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      5 months ago

      Same. Upper middle class and work for a large hyperacaler.

      Tesla was the only one excluded from my recent EV search. Loving the Polestar 2 so far.

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      5 months ago

      That’s good, because people really do conflate the drivers with Elon’s fans, and also with Trump. I’m one of them. Fuck Elon, and fuck every Tesla driver.