Comment on Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker

• LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The model Y is garbage to any Audi, BMW, or ESPECIALLY Porsche. You are on crack if you think Tesla quality is above the Germans. It’s a shitty muscle car.

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  • Hazen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have driven the iX and Taycan several times and comfortability is just better in a Tesla. My brother in law is very well off. He has a Mercedes, Porsche, bmw, McLaren and a Tesla. He rather daily drive the Tesla.

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    • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🙄 the y is nowhere nowhere near taycan. You are off your rocker.

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      • Hazen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My brother in Christ, I have put several hours behind the taycan. The model Y is a better daily driver imo.

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• BossDj@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Data and consumer reporting consistently rank Tesla as one of, and frequently THE, most unreliable car company by the numbers as far as quality control. It has nothing to do with Musk hate. The company is infamous for ex-managers confessing that they were told to ship them with the defects because most people didn’t bother to have them fixed.

  You “only” had a panel issue that required multiday service. That’s not supposed to happen with brand new cars.

  I’m glad you enjoy the car and driving it though, I bet they are great when they’re at their best. Apparently, the China-based ones are fine very well. But it’s okay to criticize things that should be criticized.

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• ExLisper@linux.community ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Out of curiosity, how do you use the self-driving? Do you pay attention to the road with your hands on the wheel in case it fails or do you just, I don’t know, look at the landscape? If you pay attention to the road what’s the benefit over cruise control?

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  • goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    @ExLisper @Hazen I use it on my Leaf. It just massively reduces the cognitive load involved in long drives and makes me feel more energised when I reach my destination. I leave my hands on the wheel (it gets arsey if you don’t).

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    • ExLisper@linux.community ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But it reduces the load because you don’t pay attention to the road? I know cruise control reduces the load because I don’t pay attention to my speed.

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      • goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        @ExLisper No. I’m paying attention to the road, because quite often it doesn’t cope with sharpish bends and you need to take over.

        It just reduces the driving load.

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  • Hazen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    On the highway, I haven’t had it fail or do anything weird in over 9mo. I watch the road, but keep my hands off. Daily commute, especially when there’s traffic, is much less of a mental burden. Local roads, I keep my hand a 3’ o’clock while on the armrest. Letting it do all the work makes driving better, it’s definitely more relaxing.

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    • ExLisper@linux.community ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      OK, makes sense. I will have to try it one day.

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• naeap@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My Renault Megane E-Tech has much nicer interior and better build quality in general than the Tesla Y.

  But charging times on the Tesla are really awesomely good

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• burliman@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes. It’s very fashionable to hate Elon Musk, but unfashionable to acknowledge that someone you hate can do good stuff.

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