It's almost as if people don't like buying from a Nazi Sociopath.
this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2026
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They also prefer if their cars aren't being recalled every odd month.
They also have the highest fatal accident rate of any other brand of cars. Twice that of the industry average.
Yep, easy to die if you crash in a Tesla.
But apparently have no problem sending all their camera data etc to the CCP.
(They do have a pretty impressive EV line up.)
They would be sending all the data to a fascist regime anyway.
The bizarre fact (or not) is that no country gives a flying fuck to force opt-in or at least force car companies with disclosure and an option to opt-out.
I bought my car 8 years ago, and I never signed on any data sharing.
When I wanted to update the satnav and enable some additional features (like there was supposed to be internet connection with wifi for passangers), then they hit me with eula. And it was very bad.
Needless to say, I never signed it, but I expect them to take everything anyway.
Because that real action would solve the imaginary problem.
If I have to send my data to a fascist fuck, might as well do it from a car that doesn't try to actively kill me every time I drive it.
I'd rather send it to the authoritarian regime not currently threatening to invade my country, thank you very much.
The way the US is going, China is rapidly becoming the preferred option to share data with. It's not like you have a choice not to.
Biggest seller in Norway for 5 uears in a row
What the fuck Norway ?
Breivik fans. People should start calling teslas Breivikar in Norway to shame the nazi cunts.
It was really just a matter of time.
About 25 years.
BYD isn't available in the US due to lobbying from Tesla... among others.
The big reason Americans want to buy from BYD is the price. But if BYD has to play hardball to enter the US market, the prices won't be low, they'll be closer to what Tesla is charging. They're not going to sell Americans EVs for cheap. That is a pipe dream. On one hand, BYD will need to cover the costs of entering the US market. Second, they're going to charge competitively. They charge less elsewhere because they are competitive in those places.
It's like why so many electronics manufacturers manufacture in China. Lower wages. So they pay less, you pay less for the goods, and the Chinese workers get reliable work that is decent pay for their cost of living (the factor that gets overlooked). But when China sells to the US, you don't expect those prices because they're selling in the US. They're paying Americans to sell their cars. They're manufacturing in North America somewhere (maybe Mexico, maybe in the US itself) so they don't have to ship the cars from China. That adds up.