Thedictator wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:28 am
Uncontroversial wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:01 pm
thedangerouskitchen wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:31 pm
No one wants those over-priced Commie Cars:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/waiting-f ... dium=email
"The number of unsold electric vehicles at dealers in the second quarter tripled compared to the past year, signaling a weakened demand for the segment, said a recent report by leading auto-dealer data company Cox Automotive.
In second quarter 2023, the average inventory for electric vehicles (EVs) topped more than 92,000 units on the ground at dealer lots, according to the 2023 Cox Automotive Mid-Year Review presentation. This is up 342 percent compared to second quarter 2022. During this period, the new “EV days’ supply,” which refers to the average number of days a warehouse holds inventory before selling it, rose 166 percent, to 92 days from 38.5 days."
Tesla sets new records for their sales with each passing quarter, including 466,000 in their most recent quarter despite crazy interest rates. Other car companies are 10 years behind in technology and are struggling. They deserve what’s coming.
Everyone here will own an electric car soon. A gas car bought today will be worth $0 in 5 years, so be careful
Teslas are better than gas cars in every way
More convenient to “refuel” at home while sleeping for cheap vs gas station
Better acceleration
Self driving
Quiet ride, better for music sound quality
Better tech entertainment
Can run AC or heat while in garage
Car automatically navigates to chargers on road trips. Can use them with no card, no need to type any info, just plug in and chill in the car with AC on watching Netflix or playing steam games on the build in giant touch screen
8 security cameras filming when someone is near your car when you’re away
Lower maintenance with no fuel pump, no transmission, no timing belt, no spark plugs, etc
I could go on and on
They set a record by reducing the price by 20% and having the government offer 7500 tax incentives
Charging my phone is annoying enough why would i want to charge my car everyday? Plus anyone who owns a phone sees what happens to the battery "life" after a few years...That range just keeps shrinking every year, well a gas tank that fills up in less then 2 minutes stays the same for life.
It doesn't drive better than a Mercedes or BMW
They all have self driving. BMW highway assistant has been rated as better self driving too...Mercedes just got approved for level 3, legally.
Long story short, i would rather pay more for gas for the added convenience. Plus the more people that switch the cheaper gas will get.
Not that many people qualify for the subsidy. Theres an income limit, yet you have to earn enough income to pay 7500 in taxes. Price drops were to make up for soaring interest rates. Tesla still has the best margins in the auto industry, but the price drops are why other EV companies are now toast, sitting on lots.
Regarding battery degradation, on average people see 12% battery degradation after 200,000 miles. The car has basically 5,000 phone batteries, and they are temp controlled when in use, and not, for longer life. Warranty alone is 120k miles for 70% battery life. It's a non issue. By the time a battery needs replacing it will be cheap to do so, as costs are rapidly coming down. Batteries are 95% recyclable too.
Charging a phone is annoying because it tethers you. Everyone goes at least a few hours per day without driving, so when you're charging, you arent tethered. You are eating, sleeping, watching TV, etc.
Nobody comes close to Tesla's self driving, nor will they ever. Tesla has custom, powerful CPU's inside every car theyve made since 2016, and one of the largest AI supercomputer clusters in the world, and that will be 100x larger than second place by the end of next year, for AI training. Custom DOJO chips now in production this month now that Nvidia's are sold out. Not to mention billions of miles of data from the vehicles 8 cameras and CPU readouts for 6 years. Self Driving isnt some off the shelf tech, it's required insane software and hardware development at headquarters and in the car. Boomer legacy auto companies barely comprehend it, no way they can ever make it. Nobody else has even started doing it for real yet for cars that you can purchase. They will be licensing the software from Tesla when it's complete.