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.

    • sevan@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I also have a Chevy Bolt and I love it. I wouldn’t buy any current GM EV because they decided to remove Android Auto and Apple Carplay, but if they ever change their mind and put those back, I would be happy to buy another one. Used models are very reasonably priced and potentially eligible for a tax rebate. You could easily get one for under $20k.

      • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Yeah, I honestly don’t understand why they did that. That’s basically the one thing that puts the Silverado EV on my do not want list.

        • sevan@lemmy.caEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Oh, the reason makes a lot of sense from their standpoint. They integrated Google apps into the car, but now you get to pay them a monthly subscription to access it (after an initial “included” period). So, you get to pay $15/month to GM to get the features you already pay for on your phone. Oh, and you now have to download and setup all the apps again on your car. I truly hope no other car company follows that model.

    • AlecSadler
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      2 days ago

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