Do I get any kind of points for thinking Tesla sucked before all the political windshift relating to Musk?
I’ve said from jumpstreet that, at best, Tesla is like the Apple of the car world:
Model releases considered “cool” for the first year or so, because it’s a way to flex on the plebs.
Pretty soon everybody and their mom has one and the design isn’t very remarkable in and of itself. Therefore the iPhone becomes the basic bitch phone, and the Tesla becomes the basic bitch vehicle.
Overpriced relative to similar performing products.
Horribly invasive sensors, bad data privacy, and generalized ecosystem.
I test drove a couple of Teslas way back in the day. You know what the big selling point was? The “Easter egg” that shows the surface of Mars on the GPS. Oh, and the James Bond Lotus one. It was at that point that I realized this was not a serious company, and it was run by a dork ass 4Chan edgelord.
Primary door function being completely electronic with a warning that using the manual release could damage the car
That’s one of the things that was completely baffling to me. It’s really changing a model that was established, functional, tried and tested, just for the sake of appearing cool and with no regard at all for the drawbacks (which kind of sums up Tesla engineering, I suppose).
Oh it’s why I bought a Chevy Bolt EUV. A way better car for less money. Teslas suck in the electric car world. They opened everyone’s eyes to the possibilities. But that’s it. It’s no longer the only option.
I would say its worse than Apple in those regards. At least Apple’s hardware, though way overpriced, is decently made. I don’t think anyone in the world ever said that about Tesla.
I was mostly talking about build quality. It doesn’t just fall apart when you touch/use it like intended. About overheating, I wouldn’t have a clue. I would never buy or use an Apple device if i can help it
I remember Tesla having decent looks compared to the other fugly electric cars at the time. The hybrids weren’t terrible like the Prius but they all had that “look”
I’m pretty sure most of those companies made their electric/hybrid options intentionally ugly. That way they could point at the statistics and say “See governments, nobody wants electric!”
I’ll give you points if I get some too. Have been hating on Tesla since I graduated college and started working in silicon valley. Learned very quickly that every single engineer hates Musk and that Tesla was an awful company to work for.
I interviewed with them once and all my friends in the field were telling me not to. They basically stack their entire company with H1 visa slaves, pay them half of what non H1 employees would get, and work them to death because their visa is tied to their employer.
This is common practice in silicon valley but Tesla really took it to another level. So I’ve been hating them since I graduated in 2015.
Do I get any kind of points for thinking Tesla sucked before all the political windshift relating to Musk?
I’ve said from jumpstreet that, at best, Tesla is like the Apple of the car world:
Model releases considered “cool” for the first year or so, because it’s a way to flex on the plebs.
Pretty soon everybody and their mom has one and the design isn’t very remarkable in and of itself. Therefore the iPhone becomes the basic bitch phone, and the Tesla becomes the basic bitch vehicle.
Overpriced relative to similar performing products.
Horribly invasive sensors, bad data privacy, and generalized ecosystem.
I test drove a couple of Teslas way back in the day. You know what the big selling point was? The “Easter egg” that shows the surface of Mars on the GPS. Oh, and the James Bond Lotus one. It was at that point that I realized this was not a serious company, and it was run by a dork ass 4Chan edgelord.
I thought the cars were mediocre at best and overpriced. The more I learned the less i liked them.
That’s one of the things that was completely baffling to me. It’s really changing a model that was established, functional, tried and tested, just for the sake of appearing cool and with no regard at all for the drawbacks (which kind of sums up Tesla engineering, I suppose).
Oh it’s why I bought a Chevy Bolt EUV. A way better car for less money. Teslas suck in the electric car world. They opened everyone’s eyes to the possibilities. But that’s it. It’s no longer the only option.
Indeed and that is why we chose a Nissan Leaf with zero issues for 6 years.
EUV gang represent.
What’s the U for?
I have a Bolt sitting in my driveway, but I use my E-bike more than the Bolt.
I think its Electric Utility Vehicle. I could be wrong
Utility. Its just a slightly larger Bolt tbh.
I would say its worse than Apple in those regards. At least Apple’s hardware, though way overpriced, is decently made. I don’t think anyone in the world ever said that about Tesla.
You’re holding it wrong or it’s normal it gets so hot just don’t use it too much. Lol decently made.
I was mostly talking about build quality. It doesn’t just fall apart when you touch/use it like intended. About overheating, I wouldn’t have a clue. I would never buy or use an Apple device if i can help it
I remember Tesla having decent looks compared to the other fugly electric cars at the time. The hybrids weren’t terrible like the Prius but they all had that “look”
I’m pretty sure most of those companies made their electric/hybrid options intentionally ugly. That way they could point at the statistics and say “See governments, nobody wants electric!”
And then they turned into squished ugly matchbox cars. Fitting for developmentally arrested CEO.
Yes, here is some Lemmy Points that will only apply to this comment and nowhere else :)
I’ll give you points if I get some too. Have been hating on Tesla since I graduated college and started working in silicon valley. Learned very quickly that every single engineer hates Musk and that Tesla was an awful company to work for.
I interviewed with them once and all my friends in the field were telling me not to. They basically stack their entire company with H1 visa slaves, pay them half of what non H1 employees would get, and work them to death because their visa is tied to their employer.
This is common practice in silicon valley but Tesla really took it to another level. So I’ve been hating them since I graduated in 2015.