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CEO of Tesla and acting President-elect Musk is going on a neo-Nazi binge endorsing far right candidates instead of properly running the companies he's involved in such as Tesla.

In addition Tesla is considered one of the most unreliable car brands according to: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-placed-bottom-consumer-reports-reliability-rankings/

Moreover Tesla has the highest fatal accident rates of all car brands according to: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/

Also there are privacy implications with using a car that could in theory spy on you: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/massive-trove-of-tesla-files-contains-thousands-of-safety-complaints/

Now that more competent and establish brands are making EVs there's no reason to buy a Tesla if you want an EV. I'm not here to recommend another brand, I'm just here to tell you that your next EV should be anything other than a Tesla.

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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The first point rings true, but the other points seem like cherry picking.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

"Reliability" is a difficult metric. It can cover everything from faulty seals on a door to a transmission that fails in 5k miles. One thing to search for when you're trying to see how reliable cars are is technical service bulletins (TSBs); the more a given make/model has, the more likely it is that there will be significant reliability issues.

IIRC most electric cars from newer companies have reliability issues, while electric vehicles from established brands tend to be more reliable.

As far as privacy goes, unless you buy with cash, you aren't going to have a lot of choice to turn off telemetry. And you might lose parts of the dashboard (e.g., the entire infotainment system) if you pull fuses.

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[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I'm looking for an EV with the NACS (Tesla) charger and that will do V2H (reverse) charging. I don't know if any of these exist yet.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

If the car has a J1772 (it does) and supports V2H you're golden as J1772 is J3400 (NACS) and a passive adapter you can get for like 20 bucks will ensure you can use it anywhere

Even getting something with J3400 on it in the near future you'll likely end up wanting an adapter for all the machines on legacy hardware, anyway

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Beware superchargers, they are only 400 volt at the moment. Right now, any 800+ volt EV will charge worse on Tesla superchargers than on 800 volt CCS chargers.

That will probably improve but it'll take years.

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[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (8 children)

My folks have a tesla, and it's ok (from a passenger perspective). Really put off by the console UX.

I'm considering the F150 lightning, and looking for any input on that idea?

As for why Ford instead of Rivian? I try to buy union for big ticket items like this.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

In case anybody has to be talked out of spending that much money on a car.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

My wife and I are really happy with our Chevy Bolt EV.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It still kills me that GM discontinued it, what a dumb move.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's coming back next year

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