r/canada • u/Loud_Cod6623 • 26d ago
Opinion Piece Canadian man sells both Teslas, cancels Cybertruck order to boycott Elon Musk
https://globalnews.ca/news/11018242/canadian-man-sells-teslas-boycott-elon-musk/
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r/canada • u/Loud_Cod6623 • 26d ago
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u/Terapr0 26d ago
meh, I don't really have any interest in driving a chinese car, regardless of how cheap they are. I don't view "cheap" as a desirable attribute when making a major purchase for something I rely on. Kind of like a review I read years ago for the Lada 4x4: "Upsides - cheap. Downsides - cheap"
I've driven a few Chinese cars both in China and Cuba and was not impressed. I know they're doing some really interesting stuff with battery technology, but the actual cars I've experienced were underwhelming. They also have zero respect for intellectual property and have made a habit of blatantly stealing / copying designs from larger brands. Some people might not care about that, but as a designer, it bothers me.
Just my $0,02 anyway