The disapproval of Elon Musk is the top reason Tesla Model 3 owners are selling their electric vehicles and going...

The disapproval of Elon Musk is the top reason Tesla Model 3 owners are selling their electric vehicles and going for another brand, according to a new survey of 5,000 Model 3 owners.

      • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world
        8·
        1 year ago

        My father in law is someone who has a long history of driving luxury cars. He recently (a couple years ago) switched to a Chevy Volt as his primary vehicle and loves it.

      • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 year ago

        I know someone with a Chevy spark. They seem to really love it. I was looking at the F150 lightning but it’s way out of my price range.

      • Thetimefarm@lemm.ee
        3·
        1 year ago

        Most of the large manufacturers make at least one. The less expensive ones tend to just be gas cars with electric motors swapped in. Cars that were designed to be electric generally have less compromise and more refinement. If I got an electric car today it would be an egolf, the range isn’t the best but that’s the only downside I’ve really seen.

      • dragoness@lemmy.zip
        2·
        1 year ago

        Mustang Mach-E. Ford is seeing what Tesla is doing and copying the good bits, doing constant over the air updates, keeping quality good (not perfect, mind you) and the car itself is absolutely gorgeous. Blue cruise is not bad, expensive though now. You will probably have a shitty dealer experience but dealers are shitty. Ford really wants to do away with them and is trying to figure out how, last I heard.

        If you want cheaper the Bolt EV or EUV. The pricing on the Bolt is good, and you wouldn’t be going wrong by getting the current version. Chevy was going to ax the Bolt but instead they are redesigning the battery for a new edition. Everyone thinks its going to be just the EUV going forward since the EUV is like 4 inches bigger and most of it is the same. Chevy is going to put in a better battery that has faster charging times as well, if the rumors are true.

        So you can’t go wrong with either of those two. The main thing is that car companies are turning into (and have been for a while even prior to EVs) software companies. You have to go with who you think will do the best overall with good and bad and then pair it with the EV that suits you.

        That being said despite how much I love the looks of the IONIQ 5 and the EV6, Kia and Hyundai have some work to do. VW is safe. They are Electrify America after all, for what good that is.

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        I think most of the traditional manufacturers have pretty decent offerings now. Prices are still a bit high compared to the equivalent petrol car, but that’s only a matter of time given all the bans coming

      • odium@programming.dev
        1·
        1 year ago

        If you’re in the US:

        On the lower end, try Volkswagen, Chevy and Ford. For higher end, check bmw, audi, and volvo.

        Honda and Toyota are doing amazing at hybrids and plug in hybrids, but are behind on EVs. Hyundai, Kia, and Nissan in the US have bad build quality imo and their vehicles depreciate quickly.

    • over_clox@lemmy.world
      1829·
      1 year ago

      Oh don’t worry, you can still be caught dead next to one, if one happens to pull up beside you and happens to explode… 👍

      • sexy_peach@feddit.de
        172·
        1 year ago

        What? They don’t explode. Worst case they burn.

        Did you know that I there are 100k cars on fire in the US annually?

        • over_clox@lemmy.world
          17·
          1 year ago

          Are you kidding me? You get even one of them wet from flood waters (guess what, nature happens, and sea levels are apparently rising…), they absolutely do explode in all holy hellfire!

          You do realize any water compromised Tesla has to be parked like 50 feet away from any other vehicles or structures?

          Gasoline isn’t even nearly as dangerous as a compromised lithium battery pack.

          https://piped.video/watch?v=2UAAnD3ydLE

            • over_clox@lemmy.world
              27·
              1 year ago

              This is new, at the dealership yo…

              https://piped.video/watch?v=wDjfKhjP3hw

              People really need to quit with the denial factor, lithium batteries are extremely dangerous!

              As of recently, in Arizona, the pavement temperatures have exceeded 80⁰ Celsius. Lithium batteries aren’t safe over 40⁰ Celsius. Where do EV cars place their batteries? Under the car, right over the super-hot road…

              Please don’t sit here and tell me these things are safe, when some of the roads they drive over are literally twice as hot as the rated safe temperature.

              • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                1 year ago

                It’s still not an explosion bro, it’s a fire. Yes that sucks and I hope it gets better but ICE engines are not safer.