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I agree but it seems the average person cares more about the negative side. During the CSPAN interview, despite all the great things Elon has done, the host continually focused on the negative.

And if she wants to support the UAW, only the Bolt since the mache is made in Mexico. Honestly I’m suprised she didn’t get rid of it long ago. Just shows that a great EV at a great price is easy to overcome one’s supposed “morals”. Only when heavily pressured will she end up with an inferior...

Not Nikola.

I’ll throw out the trash so the rest of the country doesn’t stink.

I hope they heed that warning. I don’t care to bail them out…again.

Yeah… one guy and for how long? You remember Diess doing the same thing until they booted him out? You notice the UAW and their demands?

You are conflating Chinese takeover with legacy auto incompetence. I’m not for Chinese takeover. I’m for supporting COMPETENT US companies. I’m sure there were plenty of people saying the same thing in the 80’s when legacy auto was crushed by the Japanese. “We must protect Detroit!!!” Had...

Let the incompetent OEMs die and have them be replaced by competent automakers. No more protectionism. Legacy auto has had PLENTY of warning and chose to fight the EV movement rather than embrace and prepare for it. Let them eat cake.

head of state visiting Tesla factory.

Hm. I guess I’ll have to check again.

Your Tesla still does that? Mine doesn’t since the last few updates with FSD.

You should be able to direct message him if you click on his profile name.

If you do need to leave your EV behind and if it could get flooded by saltwater, it would be best to at least move it out of the garage in case of fire. But I would try to move it to higher ground regardless of vehicle type.

If they do get all that, most likely non-union will need to increase wages as well.

If people care about resale value, buy used or lease. Maybe the prices of the plaid won’t come down much further but I could see where steer by wire comes out along with another exterior update in a few years and that will hurt resale of the current version. Tesla is (almost) always improving...

Ugh… let’s not go down this road.

I’m sure there will be some “short term thinkers” that will want to unionize if the UAW is successful. Hopefully there are enough at Tesla who would vote against it. If Tesla unionizes, I’m selling my TSLA.

Yes! My 2017 S90D was 105k which is 134k in todays dollars. I love that the plaid is now so much cheaper. It’s a steal. Definitely tempting.

Produce? Yes…. For a little while. Deliver? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/teamsters-wont-deliver-detroit-3-101119750.html

So F and GM are on strike and they are up. Tesla is down. Yeah… that makes sense.

Even if the “big 3” can still produce vehicles during the strike, it doesn’t sound like they will be delivered. Ouch. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/teamsters-wont-deliver-detroit-3-101119750.html

Especially on such a sensitive one.

Tesla is going for the jugular…and I love it.

Gosh… what an UNFAIR advantage.

The point is: the US military should have been the one receiving the calls from Ukraine and then giving the approvals to Elon. But they were distracted by all the calls to not pay for Starlink.

I live in Michigan (driven in last 3 winters) and my Jan 2017 MS with about 104k miles, still on my first set of door handles. I never push the door handles closed. I use upper corner or end of door. I did do the MCU2 upgrade and definitely think it’s worth it. Especially since I have AP2 and...

The article was good. The headline was not.

What year is your model S and how many total miles? Original owner?

My Jan 2017 model S has almost 104k miles and used in Michigan winters the last few years as well. Original owner. No major issues yet. I did put in a couple thousand for upper control arm replacement and a couple other parts due to a small rattle and wear after that many miles. I’ve been...

If they implode due to their own poor decisions from UAW and OEM mgmt, so be it. Let the Teslas, Rivians of the US take their place.

A bit more info about Starlink and Crimea. Isaacson also updates the story.

None of us know who all he listens to. We’ve seen so called “experts” get things wrong from time to time. The only decision I wish he would have made for Starlink is: “SpaceX’s decisions will be dictated by the US military in regards to Ukraine.” This would have absolved him from all this.

A lot of people like to talk big about the decisions someone else should have made. The US military should have stepped up earlier and be the ones making the decisions on where to activate Starlink from the beginning. As soon as Elon received the request, the US military should have stepped...

At the time, I think it was more of a protest to not go to the auto show due to direct sales ban. Fortunately since then Tesla can now have sales/service centers in MI. https://electrek.co/2016/01/15/tesla-skipped-detroit-auto-show-michigan-direct-sales-law/

Correct

Just tell him: “thanks, I’ll try to avoid submerging my car in the ocean for extended periods.”

Yes. But a better spot would have been at the 54th / Clyde Park Meijer. That’s near the interchange of M6 and 131.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1138255_study-phevs-aren-t-plugged-in-as-often-as-regulators-assume

This video at 3:22 shows the supercharging concern is overstated.

Uh huh. Heard that after every price drop. Tesla drops price. Some people bitch. More buyers come in. Tesla still keeps extremely high loyalty rating. Repeat.

Since I don’t buy and sell a car within the same year, my tune wouldn’t change. And since my next purchase would be 35k less, that offsets the “loss” not to mention cheaper insurance and reg fees. I buy and drive for several years. X started at 72k in 2019. Refreshed X was higher...

Why do people want to pay more next time in order to feel better about their old purchases? Would they really want to still pay 12k for a cell phone? If people are that worried about resale value, should either buy used or lease. I want the best deal for next time. I paid 105k for my 2017...

I do. One has a mission to accelerate the world to sustainable energy and the other does not. I have zero love for dealerships. Not an easy task for Tesla when a vast amount of resources are being spent to slow that down.

I wouldn’t count on anytime soon. Probably at least a year or longer.

Interesting. I couldn’t feel it blowing cold air when I was in a hot new model S at the Tesla showroom a few weeks ago and I even confirmed with their mechanic. I guess I’ll need to check again.

Yes I do know that. I also have a 2017 MS with ventilated seats. But mine just runs a fan that sucks air in to the seat to create a slight cooling affect. It doesn’t blow out cold conditioned air to cool the seats. The term “cooled” to me implies blowing cold air. Ventilated is merely a fan...

Are you certain that the s/X have COOLED seats? I tried them out and just felt ventilated to me. Even asked the Tesla mechanic and he said they were ventilated that just sucks air in. I have that on my 2017 MS and it is not as good as actually cooled seats.

You should take a poll to see if those buyers would never touch the brand again. Tesla will do the same with the Cybertruck in the long run as well. Long time members should be used to this by now. FYI - Model X price in 2019 started at 72k. Todays price: 79k Prices went way up during...

That is a bit of an exaggerated claim as far as driving off the lot, loses that much. But after the first year, that is a thing. And since few people sell their car within the first year, this does apply...

And I’d rather Tesla get the price increases over a dealership getting an arbitrary markup. At least Tesla could use the money for something worthwhile compared to a dealership.