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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Being in Europe right now and following the local market, Europeans seem to prefer Chinese models over Tesla for a variety of reasons, Elon Musk being only one of them. Others I've heard include:

Teslas look stale and boring. They are too expensive to be everyman cars, but a 10 year old Tesla looks essentially the same as a new one. Luxury car buyers want to show off.

Tesla keeps downgrading features after the car was bought. What used to be included requires a subscription later on. Worse, Tesla decides when your car works and when it doesn't.

That's the more important ones I've heard. So far, all I've seen on the streets are European competitors and Koreans. There is a BYD dealership in town, and it's very busy, but the vehicles they have on display are American-sized and too big for traffic here.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I am a bit surprised. I guess I thought their customers would move towards Rivian, Lucid, or Polestar.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Fuck Musk and his nazi-car.

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