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Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

The problem is repairs, you are held hostage by Tesla, so even a fender bender turns into a write off, or months without the vehicle whereas a normal shop could fix it up in a day with regular parts.

Just don't buy tesla and you should be ok.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

And, after those people burned up inside one. just don’t get inside a Tesla either

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm all for hating on Tesla for legitimate issues, but the driver of that car crashed into a concrete pillar doing in excess of 120MPH, which probably has a lot more to do with why they died than anything else. Fires and being trapped inside mangled wreckage can happen with any vehicle, especially at speeds like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I felt like making a sarcastic comment about "all that extra safety tech".
But 120mph is pretty fucking ridiculous.
Except, that's a head on collision on a 60mph road.
So, I'm not sure how to feel.

Still don't think I'd get in a Tesla just on principle, tho