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Tesla’s in its flop era
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He shot down his cult of personality in favor of the base that shits on electric cars and bombed his brand by releasing an all-purpose truck that can't even survive a car wash. Tesla will get what it deserves with a CEO like him.
Yet another CEO of a luxury item company that thought fame made him untouchable finds out that running your mouth off will turn people off from buying something they don’t actually need. If you sell a product favored by progressive and left leaning individuals and go on right wing rants you’re gonna have problems. That, and massively under-delivering on promised car features.
*I figure at the price point Tesla cars are they are indeed a luxury item. It’s a luxury to be able to afford them and afford the statement an owner makes by buying one (early adopter, environmental, whatever) There’s plenty of ICE cars, hybrids, or PHEV that are cheaper, more reliable, and have better service availability.
also moving all the controls to a touch screen? stupid. A car isn't a smart phone
Tesla has luxury models and trim levels, but I'd say several variants of the Model 3 and Model Y are fairly price competitive with its competition, especially if accounting for government tax subsidies.
The average new car transaction is about $47,000, and several Tesla options fall well under that average.
Yeah, but I have to say the one Tesla I was in for an Uber felt cheap...I wanted to like it despite Elon but it wasn't built well inside. Cheap plastic and such...I'm not the most experienced but for the price I thought they'd be nicer.
It's weird, because in many ways he could've been viewed as a champion of the left. He owns one of the largest brands in "sustainable" travel, owns a space company, and has money to burn.
I think he probably had a mental breakdown a few years ago, and that what we've seen is from him is basically untreated mental illness, exacerbated by being pals with the likes of Rogan and Chappelle, two guys that can handle fame and not give a fuck.
But things could've been very different if he weren't such a cunt.
He comes from a South African Apartheid family that got rich with blood diamonds. Can't expect much more from that than a white nationalist.
We have different ideas of what the left is, I guess
Pretty much.
The dude is school on Sunday, no class.