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submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] donescobar@lemmy.world 69 points 2 years ago

I’m sure the anti-woke crowd he is pandering to is going to jump in and buy up all the teslas

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago

I think the Ford electric truck is selling like crazy to that demographic; if you really need low end torque suddenly an electric motor is tolerable.

[-] vd1n@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

Lmao my dad never shuts the fuck up about electric cars now he wants an electric car because Elon became a right wing god.

[-] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago

I don't actually think this...but imagine if Elon is just pulling a super long con on the right.

Again, he isn't..but that would be pretty cool in an alternate universe.

[-] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years 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 23 points 2 years 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.

[-] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years 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 7 points 2 years ago

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

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

They've barely built about 20K of them so far. Demand outstrips supply, yes, but it's a low bar.

[-] jecxjo@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago

I think the demographic may not be the correct financially. Though that might be more funny, a bunch of people buying out of spite and then defaulting.

[-] Landmammals@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Elon musk didn't really think about how people who buy electric cars and the anti-woke is two non-connected circles on a Venn diagram.

[-] Aikawa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Don't discount Elmo Lusk's cleverness like that, he'll surely implement, alone with his little capable hands, an aerosol-spraying system to lure in his new clientele; prolly named Make Ozone Holed Again or something. Free canister every month for Xwitter Premium subscribers!

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