Buyers Are Avoiding Teslas Because Elon Musk Has Become So Toxic

They used fake robots at their latest event. They were secretly controller by humans. Tesla is a scam company.

I wonder how much longer it will be until the board of directors of the various companies he's involved in start a serious revolt and push to get him out of the company?

The Muskrat is the reason why I can't even feel good about anything SpaceX does. Every time they do something to propel space exploration forward, all I can think about is how he and his cronies are going to use it to privatize space for profits.

I'll never buy one, and it's 66% because of him. The other 34% is the fact Tesla's are shit quality vehicles. Geico literally refuses to insure the cyber cuck. I didn't misspell that.

I'd buy an XPeng or a BYD or the like.

Well, good for you. Personally I'm not buying an internet connected Chinese car. If a car has the option of spying on you, and potentially be used in a hybrid attack, I'd prefer to get a car from a western manufacturer. And not Tesla either, Musk is too unstable and seems to be influenced by the same powers that has Trump's ball in a vise.

My current car is an internet connected EV, but it sure isn't Chinese or a Tesla.

Pretty much up until 2020 I was thinking about a Tesla for my first EV. In '22 the time came for a new car and I went with a different EV because Tesla's quality control has plummeted due to Elon's reckless leadership.

before i get sued by Elon for not buying Tesla, just wanted to say i was never a potential buyer

I was considering Starlink

Not anymore

Friend ran afoul of the Tesla's Drive-By-Wire. She had her car on automatic drive and it was speeding towards the bumper of another vehicle. She slammed on the brakes, but because the system has to switch from automatic to manual, the brakes didn't engage for a critical second. So she ended up jamming her car into the rear end of the vehicle in front of her, and her system recorded the event as "human error", because she was at the wheel when the collision occurred.

Now she's out several grand in repairs that her insurance won't cover, because she failed to let Tesla's autodrive system take responsibility for the collusion by trying to prevent it.

Stories like this are what make me incredibly hesitant to buy a Tesla.

The best car

Teslas aren't even the best electric car. On top of that I would 100% want a Rivian over a cybertruck. Yeah goofy headlights... but better then a wholeass goofy body.

He went from "genius" to "dumbass" when he announced his hyperloop a decade ago, and finally to "someone I have perfect hatred for" in less than a few months given his recent conduct. I don't want his cars, I don't want his robots, I don't want to see his face ever again. He's a piece of shit. If he died, I'd be in line to piss on his grave.

I do want the best car. I am rejecting Tesla as an option mostly on that basis. But it also feels nice to avoid directly giving money to Trickle-Down Elmo.

Why wouldn't you buy a car from this guy? 🤔

That and because they have the build quality of a 1980s Yugo but the price tag of a brand new Jaguar.

No real chads would buy a shitty Tesla car, because real chads has old cars

I'm a person that would 100% buy a Tesla if it wasn't for him.

My Tesla desire journey has gone from feeling like I was chasing a magical unicorn from the future to not wanting to go anywhere near it. I am planning on buying a new car in the next couple of years and I'd love it to be an EV with good range and short charging times but I don't think it will be a Tesla now.

In reality, the average person doesn't care and doesn't follow news about Elon.

I'd buy an XPeng or a BYD

Why? They are only marginally better than a Tesla. And the software of the dashboard is designed for Chinese people who like UX and UI that look like the Aliexpress or Taobao website. Really unintuitive. Not to mention the post sales service is about as bad as the post sales service on your Huawei phone. I’d rather buy a KIA.

The company became popular because of the popularity of its founder, and will die alongside his reputation.

True, I was in the market for the last 6weeks. Tesla is well priced and equipped, but Musk is so awful they weren't a consideration.

It's interesting that two of his proposed three options are "hate" or "like." It seems like most people would have said "hate" or "love."

I love that for him

My pillow car!

If you want a new car and you want it to be electric, I'd go with a small car made by Hyundai or BYD.

That's the most sensible purchase financially and environmentally imo.

I bought a Tesla four years ago but the only way I'll ever buy another one is if Muskyboi is thoroughly excised from the company.

Elon Musk is the reason I sold my Model S. I got an SUV and a convertible out of it. Now I have an EV SUV and a mini Cooper

Tesla's are defective garbage.

I avoid Teslas because a Tesla will last maybe 5-6 years. A Civic will probably last longer than I even want to own it, to the point that it may be the car I die in if I don't sell it.

I don't think Tesla has to exactly meet those demands, but halfway would be nice.

If I was going to buy an electric car, I'd get a Nissan Leaf if I didn't have a lot of money, but if I did have a lot of money, maybe I'd buy an electric BMW. They look pretty nice.

The best electric car currently is the Volkswagen ID.7. I agree with Musk. Buy it.

/previously Tesla Model 3, now the ID.7

I just waiting for my Aptera.

What portion of potential buyers? I am, for example, no longer considering a Tesla because of Musk, but I doubt very many others are truly consciously avoiding them for ideological reasons ( pertaining to Musk )

I was able to separate my hate of Elon with my love for Tesla so I got a Tesla anyway. Why get an inferior product just because you don't like the CEO? Seems like a weird hill to die on.

Electric vehicles were made to save the auto industry not the environment. His shitty friends that own lithium mines are the highest benefactors.

The article appears to be from April.

On build quality alone, I just wouldn't buy anything manufactured in the US or China, full stop.

This article is from like 6 months ago? All that talk about Tesla plummeting, while shares started rising at the end of April and doubled since then.

As for your personal comment, you're free to use public transit if you prefer. I would rather not be dependent and waste hours extra a day just to get somewhere.

But it's pure hypocrisy to lecture about "effective" means of reducing emissions, and then proceed to mention Chinese mass produced electric vehicles as preferred cars.

Chinese cars? The best? Lulz