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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an overall fan of electrics and hybrids.
I’m not a fan of Elon Musk. I think he’s brilliant but untrustworthy. 
That tweet he put out about Tesla potentially going private did it for me.
I think that Tesla’s success rest less on his cars and more on his licensing of his technology to others. 
Many established  car companies are very close to bringing an EV to the market. These companies, every single one of them, have much deeper pockets than Tesla. Porsche is just one that is very close. 
Finally, Tesla has no dealer network. Their model is to sell direct. Try and get service or repair in an area they don’t have a store. I live in NY and our state requires car manufacturers to have a dealer for their product. If they don’t have dealers they are limited to something like 2 stores that they can run. Until this law changes, and it likely will at some point, service is out of the question. 
Spare parts? Good luck on that. Tesla has all it can do to get enough parts to build new cars. Spares and replacement parts can be a long wait. [/quote]

I am an electrical engineer, a big fan of Elon Musk, but would likely not own an electric car for my personal vehicle for as long as I live due to irrational emotional attachment to gasoline engines. Presently, electric cars like Tesla is still like the equivalent of vegan for cars - it's more of a lifestyle choice and not just a car you buy and drive, and you put up with some inconveniences. I also would not trust Tesla for long term support of their cars. They are notorious for not sharing information with customers that would help with DIY or third party servicing. There are stories of Tesla remotely degrading the functionality and performance of a car because it received unauthorized service. [/quote]

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