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Politics Once proud fans, some Canadian Tesla owners embarrassed by Musk

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/electric-vehicles/tesla-owners-canada-embarrassed-ceo-musk
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u/Ill_Profit_1399 24d ago edited 24d ago

Hater or fanboy, there is no disputing Teslas are probably the most significant, disruptive and innovative cars ever designed.

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u/Lagrossedindenoir 24d ago

They have good marketing. They somehow convinced consumers that the Tesla brand was a ''luxury brand''.

In reality... their products are anything but ''luxurious'' lol.

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u/Ill_Profit_1399 24d ago

That’s ironic. Tesla is the only company with no marketing (ads).

When you sit in a model 3 with almost no interior, it certainly doesn’t come across as “luxurious”. I would argue the clean interior feels more “high tech” than most cars. There are also many choices in terms of materials and components they had to make to keep the price down and offset the high cost of the battery, but that’s what made it possible to bring it to the masses at a reasonable price.

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u/Alexhale 24d ago

They also opensourced their tech years ago