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Agreed. I think it’s a bit silly to get hung up on things like this, especially because in the case of Musk do you really think it’ll change what he’s doing- I don’t considering he was willing to get absolutely hosed buying Twitter. Keep in mind at this point he only owns 13% of the company these days. If you own Tesla stock, as many Tesla drivers do, better consider selling your stock before boycotting.

If you’re going to boycott a brand, at least don’t do it because of concern that it’ll “make you look like ____” (insert whatever stereotype you think applies). Because the reality is most people don’t care and if they do, that’s pretty shallow.

And think about all the stuff you buy that you don’t consider who owns the company. Or all the stuff that comes from authoritarian China.

I own a Volvo XC60. While my particular car was built in Sweden, Volvo is owned by Geely, a Chinese company. Would it be fair to assume that average Volvo owner and I must support Chinese Communist Party, human rights violations, etc?

And you know, plenty of battery minerals are extracted using extremely unethical labor practices and much of the supply chain involves China- whether it be the mines or refining facilities.

You can literally find a political or ethical reason not to buy anything.
Nice bit of whataboutery. Please do share Geely’s involvement or public support for human rights violations. I’ll happily stand correct.

Just today Elon tweeted an AFD post saying it’s existential for Germany they get into power 🥴 And the list is pretty long just from the last 24 hours with disinformation. One couldn’t reasonably believe anything to be true and factual of “his” company.

This goes way further than anything anyone has seen before from a figurehead of a private company. In my opinion.
 
I understand the notions against him in the EU, he is directly getting involved in the German elections this coming Sunday, he has no business for that.
So what will happen is that people will "vote with their wallet", more of that in the EU than the US.

I think Tesla is still the EV company to chase so to speak, they offer the best solution there is right now. for the US/N.A. market imho.
When I got my Ioniq 5 last September I considered a Tesla, but the UI (lack of stalks etc) is just not for me. If I were to make that decision today, same reasoning.
 
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I understand the notions against him in the EU, he is directly getting involved in the German elections this coming Sunday, he has no business for that.
So what will happen is that people will "vote with their wallet", more of that in the EU than the US.
Yes, I can see that, I'm hopeful that the realization in the US will kick in at some point and that the market will allow for more competition. I fear it will literally require a regime change.
I think Tesla is still the EV company to chase so to speak, they offer the best solution there is right now. for the US/N.A. market imho.
I believe it is indeed the best. Then again, considering the self driving that is allowed, the charging network that is required, and a chap like him with the keys to access it all. I see a huge problem with that. Now combine it with the mobile internet access solution as well, and the other business interests and it has all the ingredients of the best solution going horribly wrong and setting back this industry decades.
When I got my Ioniq 5 last September I considered a Tesla, but the UI (lack of stalks etc) is just not for me. If I were to make that decision today, same reasoning.
Hyundai/Kia is pretty awesome isn't it. I really like that they are doing with their transition to EV.
 
Interesting article, EV makes more sense every day (regen means less braking).


Some US states already have banned copper in brake pads which pretty much made all OEM's go to copper free pads( cheaper to use the same copper free pad vs install the pads just for those markets).
 
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I know the list is short but what are the EVs with CarPlay?
AFAIK it’s just Tesla, Rivian, and GM who can’t be bothered. The rest do support CarPlay and Android Auto. You should really consider it to be table stakes for an EV (and most ICEVs, too).
 
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