There are a lot of EV/Tesla threads going on and I apologize for repeating myself. I was agnostic about EVs and Teslas two months ago. I had a vague idea that range anxiety would be a problem (it isn’t if you have home charging), that battery replacements were very expensive and common (true/false), that Musk was an asshole (very true) and that they would be a pain in the ass to drive (as false as possible). I was totally unaware of the self driving which I find to be a godsend while acknowledging that it’s not for everyone. I took a test drive and fell in love the with experience. Did a bunch of research and felt very comfortable with the purchase.
What I didn’t expect was the extreme antagonism against EVs and Teslas in general. And so much ignorance with so much confidence behind it. I get boycotting because of Elmo and that it doesn’t fit everyone’s use case but at least drive one before you hate on it so much. You may still hate it but at least there is a reason.
Every friend I have taken for a spin where it was their first time in a Tesla have been blown away.