The disapproval of Elon Musk is the top reason Tesla Model 3 owners are selling their electric vehicles and going for another brand, according to a new survey of 5,000 Model 3 owners.

  • @Blastasaurus@lemm.ee
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    211 months ago

    They’re not selling here. There’s a huge off-roading community here and nobody wants to risk getting stuck 300km into a logging trail.

    • @jivemasta@reddthat.com
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      3311 months ago

      Lol, yeah. Everyone I talk to about my car instantly becomes a weekend road tripper, like they are constantly going on thousand mile road trips to the middle of nowhere where there aren’t any charging stations.

      • @ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
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        411 months ago

        Most people own cars a long time and it’s used for all their trips, around town and crossbcountry. You only have to get stuck somewhere remote once without a way to charge to have a bad time.

        • @zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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          311 months ago

          So you buy a car that’s extremely excessive in 99% of use cases to cover that 1%?

          What keeps you from just renting a car for that 1%? I guess that’s why startups like Kyte are adopting a “car rental to your door” service…

    • @p1mrx@sh.itjust.works
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      1211 months ago

      In theory, with a stack of solar panels an EV could take you even farther into the wilderness, The Martian style.

    • @Dude123@lemmy.world
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      811 months ago

      Well people using their trucks to that extreme are always going to choose reliability over performance

      • @steltek@lemm.ee
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        311 months ago

        Reliability, height clearances, axle to axle length, tire sizes, etc. It’s not like 4x4 + ICE is automatically good at offroading.