You can’t get the Chinese ones in the U.S., so options are more limited. But there are still alternatives.
Comment on Tesla’s in its flop era
Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
I think people just realized that Tesla’s aren’t that great. They’re not build well, simple repairs cost a fortune and for the same price you get better vehicles from other manufacturers, especially from ones in China.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
zettajon@lemdro.id 6 months ago
I love mine. Which BEV lets me have seamless phone key and instant bootup, letting me walk up and get into the car and drive away immediately? I also have my heat/cooling and heated seats on auto and love not having to fiddle with knobs. If another car maker can catch up to them I’d switch but I don’t see it happening soon.
My hood isn’t perfectly flush with the front on one half of the front though, and the FM radio reception is pretty bad, so I do have some complaints.
Mitchie151@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Every other EV I know has instant boot up, Volvo/polestar, Hyundai, rivian etc. I was under the impression this was pretty Universal for EVs. A huge amount of current model year cars in a similar price range also have remote keyless control functionality, even ICE cars.
zettajon@lemdro.id 6 months ago
Instant bootup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nABtTMVq8ow That is not instant, and all other EVs have that stupid start button asking an extra step.
remote keyless control
I’m not talking about controlling remotely via a fob or app, I’m saying if I can have nothing in my pockets besides my phone, have the car unlock automatically, and I can get in and instantly drive, all that happening in less than 3 seconds.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Also, the resale values are…not good.
Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Really? I looked at prices of used EVs recently and was dissappointed at how expensive they were. I would have liked to be able to afford one as a first car.
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Used prices have plummeted in part because new prices have dropped a lot. If new prices stabilize (big if), the resale value should retain itself a bit better going forward.
It’s normal for a 1-year-old car to lose 20% of its value compared to a brand new model. But if you bought a $60,000 model a year ago, and that model dropped to $50,000 new, then your one-year-old car might only be worth $40,000 or so (20% less than a new car, but 33% less than what you paid for it).