Dare ObasanjoMay 6, 2024

I recently asked a friend with an EV if range anxiety is still an issue. His response is that solvency anxiety is a bigger issue. He raised Fisker and Lucid as two examples of companies that might expire before your car does.

Tesla now gives similar vibes.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/

Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

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Show threadDare ObasanjoMay 6, 2024

The issue with Tesla is less that the company runs out of money but instead the ownership experience degrades far worse than you signed up for. Concrete examples that owners are already experiencing are resale values, repair costs and insurance prices being worse than expected.

The company disinvesting in its charging network and new cars is a sign things will get worse not better.

Show threadChris HalsteadMay 6, 2024
@carnage4life I think build quality is really starting to suffer as well. Was behind a new Model Y yesterday (still had paper plates) - the hatch was visibly not centered in the opening and the “Dual Motor” badge was a good several degrees off level. Obviously crooked. I’d have never accepted delivery of that.
Show threadKevin Karhan 

@c20d @carnage4life #BuildQuality of post-#Musk - acquision #Teslas are worse than #GDR-made #Trabant and the #LadaNiva #4x4!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1-4GsQa-g

And that says something...

The Trabant Was an Awful Car Made By Communists

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Show threadSyulangMay 7, 2024
@kkarhan @c20d @carnage4life Lada Niva is a bloody good car. They used to import them over here (aus) and you still see the odd one trundling about. My mum used to drive one back in the day. Give it a decent auto transmission and some half decent emissions cleanup and I'd drive one in a heartbeat.
Show threadKevin Karhan May 7, 2024

@Syulang @c20d @carnage4life in Germany they were common as vehicles by hunters and foresters asbthey were the cheapest 4x4's one could buy new up until Putinbfucked up and AvtoWAS went up on the sanctions list.

In fact, the importer innGermany not only offered them with an extra anti-rust coating but also with like a removeable plastic tub trunk os hunters could just get their wet dogs or some freshly shot game loaded into the back of their car...