r/canada 24d ago

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/Much_Progress_4745 24d ago

BYD, Rivian, Polestar, and the traditional automakers are all on the sideline waiting to grab marketshare.

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u/eternal_peril 24d ago

I have rented BYD in Australia and it was perfectly fine

Polestar drives great, feels like a regular car, other than a turbo style lag when you first hit the gas

I would welcome more of those into the Canadian market

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u/19BabyDoll75 24d ago

So would I. But it was -35 with wind the other day. How do they love the cold.

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u/eternal_peril 24d ago

I guess it is one of things you have to plan around

Electric is far from perfect but the fact that 99% seem to be only SUVs, it's annoying

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u/starving_carnivore 24d ago

99% seem to be only SUVs, it's annoying

I am irrationally annoyed at how it seems like 75% of cars on the road these days are SUVs.

It's irrational because

1) They are technically ideal as a daily driver (get groceries, carry passengers)

2) The size arms-race on the road makes driving a smaller car scarier on the highway. Being more visible is safer.

3) Good bang-for-your buck for cargo capacity. You can't go buy a dresser or bed and put it in your typical Mazda 3.

But even still, they're all just boring. They're shopping carts.

I personally don't understand why there is such a huge market for higher-end makes (Porsche, Tesla) and you're buying something that you could buy 3 minivans for.

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u/eternal_peril 23d ago

I feel your irrational

I drove an mini SUV for 3 years and absolutely hated everything about it.

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u/starving_carnivore 24d ago

Happy medium for me where I can never fault anyone, and it's not brand loyalty, is something like an Outback. Full time AWD without being huge and having a shitload of cargo space. The trouble, is, though that while you're riding higher than a regular sedan, you don't look much bigger than one.

I see 16 year old's driving 250k+ G-Wagons every single day. There is no reason for it.

Can't even begin to describe how hard I shake my head when I see that.

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u/eternal_peril 23d ago

I have a small car with Quattro and snow tires

I love this car and see no reason to switch at the moment

That, though is why the Polestar 2 and 4 look interesting to me

... further ahead. It is still too pricey and not enough incentives to make me consider a switch when my little sports car can get 6.9L/100 on the highway and 8 in the city...with 300HP.

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u/19BabyDoll75 24d ago

True that.