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Elon & Twitter
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jabloomf1230
Minister of Silly Walks
The whole time that I've been on reddit I have awarded one coin and that one I got for free for making a post with a lot of upvotes.Just ripping features right from reddit, the worst one too.
ElectricIAC
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I don’t think Reddit pays the content creator though. Twitter may.Just ripping features right from reddit, the worst one too.
ZenRockGarden
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At least there's some sense of focusing on features vs retweeting conspiracy theories and reinstating racists...
If he can stick to the business-focus at Twitter it really could help ease the brand damage being done to Tesla.
If he can stick to the business-focus at Twitter it really could help ease the brand damage being done to Tesla.
ElectricIAC
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Tesla and Twitter are going to be just fine as long as EM keeps a watchful eye and a cane’s distance from them.
Many Tesla Customers Cancel Orders Due to Elon Musk's Twitter Drama
Elon Musk’s antics have taken a toll on Tesla, as scores of customers turned off by his Twitter drama are terminating leases and canceling orders.
www.motorbiscuit.com
ElectricIAC
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There’s a lot of reasons to buy a Tesla. Fitting in (AKA virtue signaling) shouldn’t be one of them — Good riddance to fairweather customers, best of luck navigating the CCS network!Many Tesla Customers Cancel Orders Due to Elon Musk's Twitter Drama
Elon Musk’s antics have taken a toll on Tesla, as scores of customers turned off by his Twitter drama are terminating leases and canceling orders.
Well obviously the drama is alienating some customers and causing them to cancel orders. Everyone buys a car for a different reason, and some people won't buy a Tesla now because of the actions of Tesla CEO. Did you ever hear anyone say he/she wouldn't buy an Apple product because he/she was tired of Steve Jobs making ridiculous political statements that were contrary to his/her values? What about not subscribing to Netflix because of the same involving Reed Hastings? Or not wanting to use Google products because of Sergey Brin or Larry Page or Eric Schmidt?
That's a big concern, and why I probably wouldn't buy a non Tesla EV at this time. However, there do exist customers who don't care about fast charging. Some have ICE vehicles that they plan to use for road trips. Others might only plan to use them on routes where there is good CCS coverage. For these customers, there may not be a difference between a Tesla and a competing EV from the perspective of how it's charged. Tesla's board obviously should want to capture all of this business and to have any customers turned off by the actions of the CEO is not only counterproductive but it's against their fiduciary duty to their shareholders.
Watts_Up
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Many Tesla Customers Cancel Orders Due to Elon Musk's Twitter Drama
Elon Musk’s antics have taken a toll on Tesla, as scores of customers turned off by his Twitter drama are terminating leases and canceling orders.
Do you really trust this type of clickbait headline, especially when the article don't provide any real numbers to prove it's truthfulness?
Note: The website name 'Motor Biscuit' which I never heard before
and could not find any previous reference in TMC, made me think about 'Air Biscuit' !!!! LoL
The reality is that all the legacy car manufacturers are panicking with the current car sale situation.
So it is not difficult to find who is behind this type of negatives news against Elon Musk, and try destroying him and Tesla,
especially since Tesla don't advertise in any medias (and spend money building a reliable network of Superchargers instead,
which is certainly the best advertisement for Tesla).
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Motor Biscuit is sort of like The Verge in that you're not likely to see many Tesla positive pieces from either outfit. But there is definitely more than a grain of truth to the notion that Elon has been alienating a portion of the EV buying public lately. It's extremely unfortunate, and hard to guess what is going through his mind. My hypothesis is that his childhood history of getting bullied left some very deep scars.
Watts_Up
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There are a lot of negative news regarding Elon Musk and Tesla,
but no one want to comment about other car companies which are in big trouble,
starting with the top one like Toyota and VW.
Some more objective analysis can be still found, such as:
Looks like you found at least of couple of guys happy to talk about the troubles facing legacy auto. 
I agree with your sentiment though, and I'm sure part of the reason has to do with the legacy automakers spreading around of advertising dollars for many decades.
I agree with your sentiment though, and I'm sure part of the reason has to do with the legacy automakers spreading around of advertising dollars for many decades.Latest anti-Musk idiocy on twitter: Claiming Elon Musk doesn't understand how rocket works:
Even though his explanation is literally the exact same thing NASA teaches to elementary school kids:
Just another example that 99.99% of the so called "criticism" against Elon Musk is not only wrong but idiotic.
Even though his explanation is literally the exact same thing NASA teaches to elementary school kids:
Just another example that 99.99% of the so called "criticism" against Elon Musk is not only wrong but idiotic.
Yeah Legacy Auto Makers are in panic mode…..they aren’t making their own EVs and are just kneeling to the great Elon Musk 
or it’s what you want to believe and aren’t seeing the reality. Legacy auto makers are stepping up and making quality EV’s with everything the Nona tech geek wants in a CAR…
or it’s what you want to believe and aren’t seeing the reality. Legacy auto makers are stepping up and making quality EV’s with everything the Nona tech geek wants in a CAR…
No, the serious criticism against Musk is about his behavior, not his beliefs.
I did not buy either of my Teslas to "fit in." My first EV was a Zap Xebra. Definitely didn't "fit in" driving that. I bought my Roadster because I wanted a "real" EV, i.e. one that would go faster than 35 mph and farther than 40 miles to dead empty. I bought my Model 3 because I wanted EAP and because it's a safer and more practical car than the Roadster.
But I'm very upset by Musk's antics. Speculating with Tesla stockholder money (my money, as a stockholder) by buying a flopping million dollars of bitcoin, reneging on his promise to bring an affordable family EV to market, moving Tesla to Texas, and now the whole kerfuffle with Twitter, granting "free speech" to all the malicious actors who were banned for spreading dangerous disinformation and banning legitimate reporters for criticizing himself, etc.
I didn't buy my Tesla to "fit in." I bought it because it was the best EV I could buy. But if Musk is still in charge and still behaving like an irresponsible jerk when it comes time for me to buy a new car, it will probably not be a Tesla. Especially with more and more options becoming available.
This chart is from 2021 to 2022 before all the craziness really started. I think when the 2022 to 2023 chart is up, that'd be more relevant. This chart also doesn't factor whether cars are EVs, supply chain issues (which was a bigger problem for autos in 2022), etc....I've seen articles that Toyota would've sold more if they could've sold more, etc.
I get the disagreement from anyone who has a counter belief that is pro-Tesla here, but from numerous posts of folks here, there are folks who won't buy a Tesla currently under the current situation.
The other data point I've been noticing is the largest within the last 3 months of Tesla inventory now (maybe largest ever?).
We'll still see how this plays out, but it doesn't take a motorbiscuit article to see inventory is much higher (I see ~200 MYs now). If people think Tesla will never pause production at factories, someone has to blink first.
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Really dont see a point of an Elon - Twitter thread if we are restricted on what Elon does on Twitter that we can chat about.
heavyD
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How exactly did you come up with this 99.99% number? You need to realize your opinion does not count as fact.
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