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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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[โ€“] rando@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For future I'm looking at Telo and Scout. Obviously can't yet comment on reliability and privacy concerns but iirc both will have tactile feel.

[โ€“] TheWilliamist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Considering how badly VAG is doing on EV front I'd worry about the reliability and pricing on any Scout products. I hadn't heard about Telo though, that looks incredibly interesting of course it'll fly about as well as a station wagon here in the US but what's basically an electric kei car is a wicked concept.