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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      1 year ago

      Those cars are FAR too expensive for most people to afford. Tesla is the only new car company even trying at making affordable cars.

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        There are definitely people who could upgrade from a Model 3 to a Model S, and they are choosing a different car because of Musk.

        Furthermore, a lot of people have decided that supporting established car companies, with all their faults, is still better than supporting Musk. And they may choose to switch to the Bolt, Leaf, Kona, Ioniq or similar.

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      Those EV manufacturers would not exist without the work Tesla did to advance EVs over being shorted for years by traditional automakers.

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        1 year ago

        No company exists in a vacuum. Tesla itself would not exist without countless other companies.

        Lemmy wouldn’t exist without Reddit. But I am not obligated to use Reddit rather than Lemmy.