I must be naive but I don't get why people hate Teslas?
Tesla's 'sentry mode' records man keying Model 3 in San Francisco
Tesla's 'sentry mode' records man keying Model 3 in San Francisco
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Yes, I agree.Cars get keyed all the time. Especially in work places with lots of politics and such. My friend had a brand new BMW white SUV that got keyed two weeks into ownership. Drama follows wherever dramatic people live.
It's probably TESLAQ.
I have been kicked off forums just for saying I liked my model 3, and correcting false information. Reason, I am lying and misleading people, and just trying to justify my purchase I'm lying because there is no way I have 5 other gas vehicles (quads, UTVs truck and SUV) and still think the model 3 is great.
It's probably TESLAQ.
I have been kicked off forums just for saying I liked my model 3, and correcting false information. Reason, I am lying and misleading people, and just trying to justify my purchase I'm lying because there is no way I have 5 other gas vehicles (quads, UTVs truck and SUV) and still think the model 3 is great.
Hate is real for sure.
it could be, but I have never been "coal rolled" or just "flipped off" for driving down the street in other cars. I have in the Tesla a few times for no reason at all.
On the contrary, I've experienced no hate personally.
You're just insulated in a cocoon of niceness up in Canada though.
I think it has to do with two things mostly. First one is, even the Model 3 is an expensive car for most people. So I think there is a certain amount of jealousy which turns into hate by assuming you are a rich A-hole. Number two, is the perception that everyone who drives a Tesla thinks they are better than you cause they aren't poisoning the planet while your filthy self does in your gas car.
I think the reasons are simple and not so simple at the same time.
1. Misinformation: a lot of people are told that this company is going to eliminate a lot of car manufacturer jobs, that this is a left wing company trying to push environmental propaganda, blah blah blah.
2. Human nature: people can be reluctant and afraid of change.
3. Human nature a nastier side: people can be jealous and envious, why does that person have something nicer than me? let's break it! I deserve better than them, forget how hard the other person has worked to achieve whatever they have achieved.
I am in no means saying that everyone is like the people I am describing, but I am saying the people being caught on these videos fall into some of these categories.
I have not been targeted by any of these behaviors, just some of my friends asking about range limitations, range anxiety, service availability but not in a hateful way.
Once I was stopped outside of a store by an older gentleman in a huge pickup truck. he asked me if I owned the car since I was standing next to it, I said yes wondering where this was going. We spent about 30 minutes in the parking lot with me answering questions about the car, he was very curious about how it worked, charging, range, etc. It was very a very pleasant encounter.
In all fairness most people ARE indifferent and lots are curious and ask lots of polite questions, and they most certainly outweigh the haters.I get mixed effects wrt our MX and M3. The majority of the time people are indifferent or ask me lots of EV and Tesla questions - charging, range, features, cold weather performance etc. However I have been coal rolled multiple times and my wife had a bunch of teenagers write obscenities in the road muck on her MX in Truckee CA of all places.
In all fairness most people ARE indifferent and lots are curious and ask lots of polite questions, and they most certainly outweigh the haters.