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[–] manxu@piefed.social 18 points 1 week ago (1 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.

[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Teslas idiotic interior minimalism is also stupid with all the settings in the main and only screen. Just for that alone I'd never ever buy Tesla. On top of Elon being an idiot.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Don’t forget all the mis-spaced body panels. Looks like an amateur put it together with one hand tied behind their back

[–] NotAGamer@lemmy.org 7 points 1 week ago

Fuck Musk and his nazi-car.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] troed@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago

Volkswagen is doing really well. No idea why the headline would point out Chinese EVs specifically.

/switched to VW ID.7 from Tesla Model 3