Anonymous
02/18/2025 20:25
Subject: Protests at Tesla dealerships
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Owning a Tesla is like having a target on your back. While the stereotype might be somewhat unjustified, you don’t have to affiliate.
There are so many where I live in SoCal that this is simply not true. Our neighbors just installed Tesla solar batteries and they don’t even have a Tesla.
Same in my NoVa neighborhood. Every other house, literally, has one or two Teslas. BMW X5s are the next most popular model seen on our streets.
Anonymous
02/18/2025 18:06
Subject: Protests at Tesla dealerships
Anonymous wrote:Owning a Tesla is like having a target on your back. While the stereotype might be somewhat unjustified, you don’t have to affiliate.
There are so many where I live in SoCal that this is simply not true. Our neighbors just installed Tesla solar batteries and they don’t even have a Tesla.
jsteele
02/17/2025 18:24
Subject: Protests at Tesla dealerships
Anonymous wrote:jsteele wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I actually love my Tesla but want to dump it bc of musk. This is our third X, and we’ve had no issues with any of them, but I’m getting rid of it
I'm in the same boat. We've owned Teslas since 2014 and also have never had any problems with them. We've had every model except the S and currently have two, which we really love. I'd like to get rid of them as well, but I just don't know what alternative EV to look at. The issue is the charging network. We've done a lot of road trips with our Teslas and you just can't beat the convenience of their charging newtwork - nothing else even comes close. I've been looking at the Rivian but I don't want such a big car and the new model R3 is still a few years away. I don't want to go back to a gas car. So I'm stuck.
But in the big picture, I'd still rather have the American-made Tesla than the Chinese-made Polestar or any other Chinese EVs that are going to soon flood our market.
Many other brands now have access to Tesla's supercharger network, at least the version 3 and 4 chargers. This includes GM, Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes, and Rivian, with more coming soon.
Yes, eventually this will be great. But it's not currently on par with having Tesla access. There are still a lot of limitations on non-Tesla EVs.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/tesla-superchargers-open-to-other-evs-what-to-know-a9262067544/
I wouldn't say there are "a lot of limitations". There are three limitations that I can think of:
1) can't use v2 Superchargers;
2) have to use an adapter (which contrary to that article's headline, are readily available. The last one I ordered arrived in two days);
3) plug and charge doesn't work on some brands so you have to start the charging session manually with an app.
The biggest problem is that, depending on where your charge port is, you may have to take up two spaces. That's normally not an issue because there are generally lots of spaces available.
Anonymous
02/17/2025 16:11
Subject: Protests at Tesla dealerships
jsteele wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I actually love my Tesla but want to dump it bc of musk. This is our third X, and we’ve had no issues with any of them, but I’m getting rid of it
I'm in the same boat. We've owned Teslas since 2014 and also have never had any problems with them. We've had every model except the S and currently have two, which we really love. I'd like to get rid of them as well, but I just don't know what alternative EV to look at. The issue is the charging network. We've done a lot of road trips with our Teslas and you just can't beat the convenience of their charging newtwork - nothing else even comes close. I've been looking at the Rivian but I don't want such a big car and the new model R3 is still a few years away. I don't want to go back to a gas car. So I'm stuck.
But in the big picture, I'd still rather have the American-made Tesla than the Chinese-made Polestar or any other Chinese EVs that are going to soon flood our market.
Many other brands now have access to Tesla's supercharger network, at least the version 3 and 4 chargers. This includes GM, Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes, and Rivian, with more coming soon.
Yes, eventually this will be great. But it's not currently on par with having Tesla access. There are still a lot of limitations on non-Tesla EVs.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/tesla-superchargers-open-to-other-evs-what-to-know-a9262067544/
Anonymous
02/17/2025 10:34
Subject: Protests at Tesla dealerships
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We dumped the stock. So glad we don't own one of those piece of crop Teslas. Garbage.
Did you dump your index funds also? Many of them hold Tesla.
Perfect is the enemy of good.