heyimjason t1_iyd0zw6 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Competitors chip away at Tesla's US electric vehicle share by Sorin61

A lot of folks will look at any criticism of Tesla and immediately scream, "SHILL!"

I don't have any skin in the game - I sold all of my auto stocks a while ago - but I'll absolutely state my negative opinions about Tesla when it comes up because they're poorly made, overpriced, and Musk is an asshole.

[deleted] t1_iyd1oz8 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:30 PM

I might live in a different reality. But I see more teslas than ice cars OFTEN.. so yes they are too expensive but they are way more popular and appreciated than many want to give them credit for…

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heyimjason t1_iyd2613 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:34 PM

The genius of Tesla was that it offered EVs before anybody else took it seriously (and this was happening far before Musk ever came along).

But under Musk's leadership, all they had were unrealistic ambitions and empty promises. The quality started suffering. Deadlines weren't met. Blah blah blah.

The other manufacturers are slow to the game, but they're going to offer quality EVs for a hell of a lot less than Tesla does. I would even venture to say that it's not too late for Tesla to stay on top of the EV game, but it's not going to happen because Elon would ride a sinking ship all the way down before actually listening to the intelligent people who know how to run companies.