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Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

> Tesla fanboys don’t realize I don't know who you're addressing. Lots of people, me included, don't like the conspiracy minded politicization of his fortune but still think the cars are pretty great. Seems like a boring opinion that wouldn't be controversial, but we still find ourselves subtweeted anyway. (Edit: three downvotes and a Godwin's Law reply drop within seconds, as expected. Seriously folks there are 125k…

The winds have shifted, politics has seeped into everything, consumers are voting with money, most people are rejecting contemporary right-wing policies and politics.

No longer are we going to tolerate the intolerant. If you are willing to look past the moral failings, you are seen as part of the problem and should expect consequences. Social dynamics are at work

> (Edit: three downvotes and a Godwin's Law reply drop within seconds, as expected. Seriously folks there are 125k people who work for that company, must everything about it be judged entirely on the last twelve months of one guys mania?)

It seems the answer is a definitive yes, reflect on why this is.

Also, it's far more than 12 months. He's been manic for far longer, if not his entire life. We just saw the unfiltered version for the last 12 months. Now we know

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

#23
Part of this is down to musk being an obnoxious prick, but a larger part is down to teslas not actually being innovative, cheap or high quality enough any more.

They look dated, or weird, have patchy customer service, and are not even that long range anymore.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

#24

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

You are absolutely right. I live in Germany. Me and many of my friends considered Tesla as a real alternative, but after his lunacy came to light, none of us will even think of driving one.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

#26

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

Aside from politics, their cars have a reputation for poor quality control. Peeling steering wheels, leaking seals, funky air conditioner smells, etc. Then when there are problems you may be waiting months while it sits in a service center. Or the stupid thing may shut off (due to errors or updates) right when you need it.

I would not want to buy one of them for any of those reasons, regardless.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

#27

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

I don't understand why people think only left wing voters would buy a Tesla.

If you think that's true then people aren't buying a quality vehicle they're buying an ideological badge.

If you don't think that's true then people aren't buying them because they're not quality vehicles.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

#28

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

I'm still seeing quite a few new Teslas in San Diego(arguably a more conservative city by CA standards).

Someone is still giving him money for some reason.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

#30
post #11

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

> Tesla fanboys don’t realize I don't know who you're addressing. Lots of people, me included, don't like the conspiracy minded politicization of his fortune but still think the cars are pretty great. Seems like a boring opinion that wouldn't be controversial, but we still find ourselves subtweeted anyway. (Edit: three downvotes and a Godwin's Law reply drop within seconds, as expected. Seriously folks there are 125k…

> must everything about it be judged entirely on the last twelve months of one guys mania?

Yes, unfortunately.

Build a thousand bridges...

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