• SuperSpecialNickname@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Did you even read this? The car’s suspension fell off going over a speed bump because the wiring was corroded when it went through a car wash and charged a man 4400 dollars for it. If that isn’t a cause for outrage then I don’t know what is.

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        11 months ago

        Yes, I read this. Yes, that’s bad, but it’s one instance, ONE. Are you conveniently forgetting the hundreds of insane recalls that have happened from other car manufacturers in the past, many with equal or worse safety hazards? Yes, Tesla has issues, like many car manufacturers, but the unhinged vitriol directed at Tesla is just bizarre. I don’t know, maybe people have this latent guilt for driving ICEs, and attacking EV companies somehow alleviates this guilt? Perhaps it’s envy (although the Model 3 is hardly an expensive car now). The fact that so many people did actually read the article and then went on to apply zero critical analysis of it is typical, though I suspect most people, once again, saw a headline ‘Tesla bad’ and upvoted."

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      11 months ago

      You should read the Reuters article, there’s actually some pretty bad stuff in there.

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        11 months ago

        yeah you read it, but you didn’t apply any critical analysis to it, based on your comment…

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      11 months ago

      unsubstantiated

      The incredibly detailed, lengthy, and impeccably sourced Reuters report wasn’t enough?