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How is it worth to lose the UK, AU and Japanese market with this move? I'm seeing a lot of Teslas in London, I don't see how eliminating the right-hand configuration is justifiable economically. Yeah it might be a ball ache to design a car that supports both driving styles, but all brands with global reach have to deal with it. The grabbing stick is equivalent to being told "fuck you for living in one of those countr…
Elon’s ego getting into Tesla decision making.
Teslas shouldn’t be allowed on the road
I'm more wary about the huge SUVs and trucks people are buying. No consideration for pedestrian or children safety at all. Being unable to see a row of 5+ children in front of your car is a recipe for disaster when that car is used to drive your own kids to school..
For example the EV Hummer so so heavy you can't drive it with a regular license nor can you drive it in many places. The cyber truck will probably also not be approved in Europe.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a train tunnel.
Those trains carry cars.
How is it worth to lose the UK, AU and Japanese market with this move? I'm seeing a lot of Teslas in London, I don't see how eliminating the right-hand configuration is justifiable economically. Yeah it might be a ball ache to design a car that supports both driving styles, but all brands with global reach have to deal with it. The grabbing stick is equivalent to being told "fuck you for living in one of those countr…
That said, I'm more interested in why it's not illegal to intentionally sell brand new cars with the wrong handedness, in any country. There are several manoeuvres that become dangerous when you can't see properly due to being on the wrong side of the car.
The damn things have fat arses and I hate driving behind them - they fall in to some kind of uncanny valley size wise.
https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1605256/tesla-model-x-model-...
I didn’t realize it was legal to drive left hand drive cars in the UK. Isn’t that generally less safe? I’m really surprised a company this large would end support for the right hand drive configuration.
I didn’t realize it was legal to drive left hand drive cars in the UK. Isn’t that generally less safe? I’m really surprised a company this large would end support for the right hand drive configuration.
I guess it’d be legal to drive them for Europeans who drive here (via ferry or channel tunnel). We used to drive both ways quite often when we lived in/had family in Germany etc, and would keep using our car there. The bigger part of that is probably commercial lorries etc. doing deliveries both ways. I’m surprised if it’s legal to sell a left hand drive in the UK though.
