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WexfordHo t1_ixvz0in wrote

I’m as happy to shit on Musk and Tesla as the next guy, really the company is an overvalued joke making mediocre cars and Musk is scum…

…BUT. This is nothing.

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WexfordHo t1_ixw0hd6 wrote

It’s a software update, I don’t think this is costing them anything, and Tesla owners are the sort of suckers who love that their car be updated over the air.

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TheNewMeYouHaventCN t1_ixw0txu wrote

Not only are you super late in posting this, but it's an OTA update that's already out to like 99% of the cars.

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macross1984 t1_ixw4jkz wrote

Overpriced car that is not reliable as once thought.

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TW_Yellow78 t1_ixw7nm1 wrote

Getting more patches than Cyberpunk 2077. Can they just stop pretending a software bandaid fixes it and just replace the tailights?

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rjwilson01 t1_ixwco2q wrote

My biggest issue is there been at least one other , something to do with windows, and the are other incidents so it feels like they are testing updates to a one tone 100km/hr projectile whilst in production on the streets

Now, when we see the attitude to twitter, it seems like this is move fast and break things, on our streets

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macross1984 t1_ixwcxoh wrote

I expect to get flak over this but I'm not concerned. Consumer Reports did an article concerning Tesla reliability and it is not good. People can believe in what they want to believe but it does not change the fact that electric car is more expensive than conventional car. And Tesla owners will find out they won't save much money as they thought.

For people disagreeing with my statement here is a link:

https://insideevs.com/news/549130/consumerreports-tesla-reliability-poor-2021/

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bored_in_NE t1_ixwdfq8 wrote

Typical OTA update that other car companies wish they could do.

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dak-sm t1_ixwevvd wrote

And yet… this is a basic safety function. Wonder how it got screwed up? The fact that they can fix it quickly is nice, but why was the error not caught in the regression testing of the software in the first place?

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bored_in_NE t1_ixwgjd1 wrote

Apple sends out iOS updates all the time cause you can QA all you want and still miss something that will be figured out once it is being used by millions of people.

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Neutral-President t1_ixwneav wrote

I’m surprised it’s just a software issue. Most Teslas I’ve seen have condensation inside at least one of the light units.

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TheCrimsonFreak t1_ixwnebs wrote

At least they're not catching on fire this time.

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myurr t1_ixwrptk wrote

Hate to break it to you but nearly every car has a safety recall at some point in its life. In the last ten years I've owned 3 BMWs that all had recalls of one sort or another (only one was immediate, the others addressed at the next service). I've also had two Mercedes, one of which had a recall.

15k cars being recalled for a software update is also nothing compared to some of the largest recalls from other suppliers.

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codes4242 t1_ixws9qm wrote

Daily post of this exact format that has like 20 comments and yet reaches the front page...

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myurr t1_ixwvf5m wrote

Or hoards of bigoted idiots twisting anything they can to have a go at them just because their CEO is a bit of a twat.

By all means point out all that Tesla is doing wrong and I'll happily agree. Their quality control is abysmal for a company with a production line as mature as theirs should be by now, their autopilot is a joke, etc. But attacking them for a basic recall that all manufacturers do is asinine and counter productive in that it creates ill informed noise clouding the real issues that they should be held accountable for.

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taterthotsalad t1_ixwvux5 wrote

JFC the shitshow that is Tesla. Fron cars being cut in half, Autopilot BS, to this, to the Chinese recall. How in the fuck does this brand get away with so much shit?

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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_ixww3gl wrote

You don't know what "bigoted" means, do ya, bub?

But thanks for proving my point:

"CRITICISING A CONSUMER PRODUCT I ASPIRE TO ONE DAY HOPE TO OWN IS THE SAME AS RACISM!!!"

Leave the basement, and go outside.

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Plzbanmebrony t1_ixx0r99 wrote

Their review process doesn't allow them to provide informative review on tesla. Tesla updates and changes hardware frequently. They updates their cars like video game makers update games. Like get they like to have the best car they can but can't they just roll all those changes into new model years like everyone else?

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taterthotsalad t1_ixx38sb wrote

You’re* At least I can spell, read and do complex math. All you can do is tie a cherry stem with your tongue while fawning over Musk daddy with your tie tightly around your throat. Safety is safety. Tesla has been anything but safety.

Edit: They blocked me. Lmao

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Teamerchant t1_ixx471b wrote

Elons a POS. But Tesla does have some Damm good engineers. Best car I’ve had, comparing to Toyota, chevy, BMW and a mercury.

But I’m sure you’ll find some others that are opposite. However I will say I’m sitting at 4 tires and a couple filters after 4-5 years and that’s it for maintenance and repair costs. Model 3 got free supercharging so I don’t even pay for electricity. Battery is doing great even with 99% supercharging.

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Cyan-Eyed452 t1_ixx47kl wrote

Fucking this.

Granted my BMW is 6 years old at this point but I JUST shelled out £300 to fix a failing taillight.

How these motherfuckers gonna turn their noses up at a FREE OTA update that fixes the issue?

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OrdyNZ t1_ixx507y wrote

Try actually reading these the links. All these 'recalls' are software updates.

Unlike other manufacturers who actually have to have a full recall for issues like this.

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Cpl_Hicks76 t1_ixxbdge wrote

If it was a recall on faulty indicators, would’ve been for naught, as no one bloody well uses them here anyways!

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_ixxfpow wrote

A mechanical switch that a human turns on and off? That sounds like a recipe for cars frequently running without their tail lights at all, or having them left on and the battery draining (okay not a huge risk with a Tesla as long as the big battery is powering them).

One of my cars has a mechanical switch for its interior lights and the only thing it’s reliable about is staying on until the battery drains thanks to my kids leaving them on. Give me software control with logic behind it, please.

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balancedisbest t1_ixxgmzi wrote

It isn't our job to vet your hypothetical sources though. They replied with their personal experience as an owner of the car, and you just said in effect "nah they aren't" then stating it was a fact.

If you want some more personal nonowner experience, I haven't had any bad ones except the echo on the model Y. To actively discredit myself: my experience is from getting a ride in uber (MY, MS, MX, M3/E) and my friends vehicles (MS and M3/E), which is definitely not the same thing as owning and daily driving them.

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mmmbyte t1_ixxgr4g wrote

Not only tail lights, but Tesla indicators only work half the time.

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nyrol t1_ixxjdm5 wrote

Not sure what you mean by never ending repairs. Out of the 8 people I know of that own them, one has had one in for repairs, and that was due to a collision. So far, 0% of people I know have had problems which required a repair. They’ll nitpick that Spotify doesn’t load sometimes, or that the web browser on older cars is slow, but nothing about anything mechanical or even really buggy software.

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nyrol t1_ixxk65w wrote

To be fair, Consumer Reports marks panel gaps and paint chips as reliability issues, which have been a huge problem in the past with Tesla. It heavily skews what people would consider as “reliable” since there are rarely any failures on the road.

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brennanfee t1_ixxkx9o wrote

It's an over-the-air software update... not a recall.

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unique_passive t1_ixxl1i8 wrote

I guess ignore the literal breakdown given of the issues in the CR and pretend like people don’t have valid concerns on the car.

I mean. body panels not lining up in a car that already has known water leakage issues? That’s going to compound the issue pretty harshly. The car is regularly not constructed with the correct seals??

If you can’t drive the thing in the rain it’s a sack of shit car, I’m not sure what is so hard to get about that.

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balancedisbest t1_ixxlgof wrote

See the thing I don't understand is how you and a couple other people in this thread say there's these big, huge, irredeemable issues, yet the cars have been tested by many countries safety authorities and given quite high marks. And even if you didn't believe those, you hear almost once a week that a Tesla saved some driver or passenger from a potentially fatal wreck.

Yes of course there's some big issues with Tesla's (autopilot not being an autopilot, driver assisted modes not seeing obstacles, etc) but safety from a pedestrian and passenger perspective? Not even close. The most unsafe I've ever felt in a Tesla has been always due to the driver, not the vehicle.

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unique_passive t1_ixxmrmc wrote

I have literally never heard a news story of a single Tesla feature or characteristic being a positive, especially not that it being a Tesla “saved someone from a potentially fatal wreck” until today. Thought I’d try and work out what you weee talking about with a quick search. And I’m a little bit chilled at the story, to be honest. The autopilot turned itself on after a collision? What if the driver had lost consciousness, or had actually managed to navigate through the crash safely? Like you’re saying, autopilot has massive issues with it. I wouldn’t consider it a good thing that the autopilot turns itself on after a collision until autopilot actually works properly.

The features I’ve read about from ratings of the car are that aside from the model 3, the cars aren’t water tight, they’re incorrectly sealed, and the body panels don’t line up correctly, leading to greater risks of water damage and flooding. Car can perform as great as it likes, I’m not driving something that will get damaged by rain. But that’s just the CR, I guess. Anecdotal evidence is better according to the weird replies people are giving.

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hanshooty t1_ixxq7ce wrote

Yes yes, but were the cars being recalled teslas?

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Cimexus t1_ixxr3vi wrote

Old school cars get minor recalls like this all the time. Often times you don’t even know about it because they just address it next time you take it in for servicing. My Honda Accord has had a couple in the last few years, and they are considered generally reliable and safe cars.

Tesla just gets more media attention than most cars for whatever reason. Sure they aren’t the most reliable things ever made but I’ve got a few friends with one and they’ve had no issues. Besides there’s plenty of people who like car brands that aren’t known for their reliability: Fiat, Jaguar, whatever. Some people just like the cars even if they are troublesome compared to a Toyota or a Honda.

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AbbreviationsDue7121 t1_ixxz67h wrote

At this point should we start listing the parts on the car that haven’t been recalled?

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TheSnoz t1_ixxzgap wrote

Dealers hate doing software updates to modern cars, they can take hours and can tie up service bays. They'd rather do easy money makers like oil and filter changes.

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Tomcatjones t1_ixxzo4p wrote

Of course they do. And unlike Tesla’s over the air updates. 90% of all recalls ever go unfixed, and unattended to.

Ford has the most vehicle recalls of all time, with 3,086 unique recalls. The runner up is Chevrolet, with almost a thousand less at 2,127. Four out of the top six recalled vehicles are from American manufacturers. The Ford model with the most recalls is the F150, with 115 unique recalls

ford has the record for largest recall in history. The Pinto. For a flaw they knew existed prior.. rear end collision would puncture the fuel tank and causing it to ignite.

This flaw had been attributed to 27 deaths (those recorded and investigated) …an internal memo showed not only did for know this issue before manufacturing. But the fix would have been $11 (1971 the pinto was released)

This should highlight how small and inconsequential a over the air update recall is compared to how the legacy automakers have been not only in the past but still to this day have large recalls.

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myurr t1_ixy17ih wrote

Bigoted: Obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, in particular prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.

Seems pretty accurate for the situation. Are you sure you know what it means? Being a bigot is unrelated to racism, even if the two sometimes go hand in hand.

You know nothing of my personal circumstances. I could easily buy a Tesla should I want, and test drove one when choosing my current car but opted to spend more on a different brand.

I even point out some of the many reasons to criticise Tesla in my previous post, as well as patiently explaining why this it's counter productive to criticise them in this specific instance. Yet you choose personal insults in reply whilst completely misrepresenting what I said...

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JKJ420 t1_ixy5anu wrote

> I’m going off what is printed in the news.

Negative articles get buys/clicks. Other car companies advertise in those news sources, so they artificially limit the number of negative articles. Tesla doesn't advertise, so it's a free for all.

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Steinrikur t1_ixy5rx0 wrote

As much as I don't like Tesla, calling a SW update a recall is a bit of a misnomer.

The cars don't need to be shipped back to the factory for repairs, they just need like 5 minutes of Internet access.

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Steinrikur t1_ixy60j4 wrote

Free supercharging seems to be pretty sweet. I worked on fast chargers for 4 years (Mostly CCS/Chademo), and the one thing that I didn't like about the thing was how expensive it was. Cost per km is higher than petrol if you only use fast chargers.

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Teamerchant t1_ixyfvve wrote

well for the few months i did pay, it was about $0.21 or $0.27 a kw. Basically i could go from 10%-90% for about $15. So for $15 i would get about 280 ish miles, not too shabby. Not sure what superchargers go for for now.

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londons_explorer t1_ixyoyde wrote

Lots of cars never get internet access at all.

Lots of owners can't be bothered to connect their car to WiFi. They just want to drive it places.

Those cars will never get this update, and will continue to be a risk to other drivers and the public.

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muffinhead2580 t1_ixyr3z3 wrote

Have done so. A good friend of mine has an S plaid and said it has been in the shop or had mobile service more times than the rest of his cars combined. He likes driving the car but really, really wishes it was more reliable and the fit and finish was better.

Other manufacturers are going to be pushing tesla out of 5he market because they can actually manufacture reliable, good quality cars.

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titooo7 t1_ixyylev wrote

I see news about Tesla recalls every few weeks. Is it the only manufacturer with EV recalls of that magnitude?

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faddizzle t1_ixz3oe1 wrote

Why is this constantly news? I’ve had 3 recalls from Audi for a car that isn’t even two years old. Apparently the EV is even worse according to the tech there.

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TheNewMeYouHaventCN t1_ixz4qvr wrote

Compare Tesla numbers against EV sales for the major established manufacturers.

It takes time to ramp up production and Tesla is doing very well. Sorry if that doesn't fit your narrative.

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AssassinAragorn t1_ixz81ah wrote

> Ford has the most vehicle recalls of all time, with 3,086 unique recalls. The runner up is Chevrolet, with almost a thousand less at 2,127

Hang on, this isn't really a fair comparison. With how long Ford and Chevrolet have been around, of course they're going to have more recalls than Tesla if we're looking at the total number.

At the same time, it isn't fair to just pick a year interval and compare the two, because Tesla is still a bit of a new product. You'd need to compare it versus the first decade for Ford and Chevrolet. If however we consider Tesla to now be a mature product, taking total recalls from 2020 to present would be valid.

Anyway all of this is pretty pointless. Honda and Toyota remain leagues above all these others. If I want a reliable car with a good track record and solid manufacturing, I'm buying one of those two. It's a shame that Tesla appears to be more comparable to Ford and Chevrolet than to Honda and Toyota.

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ShirBlackspots t1_ixza4fd wrote

Blame the NHTSA for this, all resulting from allowing owners to pipe their own sounds over the sound box, NHTSA decided that every small fix has to be a recall, so Tesla is taking full advantage of that.

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SpikedBladeRunner t1_ixzcjd7 wrote

The majority are quick software updates that go out even before the government required notice. Only a handful have been actual recalls and it's certainly no more than any other manufacturers.

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Teamerchant t1_ixzl24m wrote

Those are some crazy energy prices! But Europe is going brought some shot with Russia so hopefully once everything settles and dependencies for energy from les stable countries is fixed those prices can come back down.

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brennanfee t1_ixzrqa7 wrote

> Let's not pretend this is the only issue

No. But Tesla's are, by far, the most reliable vehicles currently being manufactured. Consumer Reports is again using "recalls" like simple software updates as a metric when they shouldn't be.

This is the problem with most current media on this topic. The concept of a software update that fixes something that the owner wasn't even aware was broken... versus having to take your care in for physical service and possibly lose the use of your vehicle for a few hours or even days are two entirely different consumer experiences.

OTA software updates need to be placed in a separate category from traditional "recalls". In fact, there are some good metrics we could track on software updates... for instance, how long from identification of problem to roll-out of software fix. That would be a good metric to track.

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balancedisbest t1_iy08tyn wrote

>Thought I’d try and work out what you weee talking about with a quick search. And I’m a little bit chilled at the story, to be honest. The autopilot turned itself on after a collision? What if the driver had lost consciousness, or had actually managed to navigate through the crash safely?

Autopilot as far as I know, always concedes control to the driver, unless the driver is unresponsive. I recall only once hearing about autopilot taking over/turning on after a crash, but I don't remember the circumstances. Might have been the driver hitting the prompt due to the inertia? I haven't heard about that one since then though.

I don't think easily amendable issues like weather sealing and panel gaps count as "urgent safety concerns" though.

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manbearpyg t1_iy0adae wrote

So now we are going to re-upload the same story over and over again by splitting it up per country? This community has turned into a low effort dumpster fire.

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Bensemus t1_iy0evc6 wrote

So why is Ford recalling half a million cars for leaky spark plugs that pose a fire risk? Also their fix isn’t actually fixing the leak. It’s drilling holes in the bottom plate so flammable liquids don’t pool.

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Tomcatjones t1_iy0ho75 wrote

I wasn’t using the amount of total recalls against them. someone asked if recalls were tracked per manufacturer. I gave examples of yes, they do.

recalls are mostly nothing. amongst all manufacturers. Of course there are the extreme cases like the Pinto. But It’s rare.

The F150 has the most recalls of any model vehicle. And it’s the best selling truck.

So again, my main point In showing all those figures is that recalls don’t mean shit lol for the legacy maker or tesla

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unique_passive t1_iy0oqmp wrote

Never called that an urgent safety concern, so not sure why you’d throw some quotes around that like it’s something I said. It’s also irrelevant how easy you think it is to amend, I wouldn’t buy a car that you immediately need to put work into just to drive it in the rain. It’s a poorly designed car if it’s not fit for purpose.

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schrodingerinthehat t1_iy1es1m wrote

If you're defending Tesla's record by referencing Ford... no one defended Ford as a reliable manufacturer. Ford is the only one worse than Tesla.

People here are talking about how Tesla's constant recalls are not a problem, because they can do OTA.

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windydrew t1_iy1havk wrote

I have 42k miles on my 21 Model Y and have had zero major issues. It's been the second cheapest car I've ever owned (Chevy Bolt was cheapest due to cheaper tires) and we've taken many long trips on it. Best road trip EV ever.

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muffinhead2580 t1_iy1ik3j wrote

That great for you and I'm sure there are lots of people with similar experience. The inconsistency is a big part of the quality problem though. Buying a car shouldn't be like a box of chocolates.

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windydrew t1_iy1izs0 wrote

There's a reason that lemon laws are a thing. Because every manufacturer has issues with consistency and quality at points in their history. It's just that tesla gets more scrutiny, mostly because of political views and how this country is right now.

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T-Husky t1_iy1ucik wrote

Redditors are a pretty ignorant bunch.

Ask them to name what in their opinion are the 10 most evil companies and they can easily do it, then ask them to name these companies CEOs or board of directors without looking it up and you’ll get nothing.

Reddit hates Elon Musk because they read his name is headlines daily, because he has a presence in pop culture, and because he communicates directly to the public via twitter. They unironically love his companies (or sometimes hate Tesla due to consuming a steady diet of FUD by its competitors) but have convinced themselves that Elon Musk, the owner, CEO, in some cases lead engineer of these companies had nothing to do with their success, that he’s nothing but a phoney, a literal Disney villain who has been failing upwards for 2 decades out of sheer dumb luck and capitalism fuelled dark magic.

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flower4000 t1_iy2d1vv wrote

I swear Tesla recalls more cars than twitter has users.

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Riaayo t1_iy2dj5f wrote

No, you can compare the total cars produced of both. By this same "metric", compare the amount of internal combustion engine vehicles Tesla sells. Oh fuck it's 0? Oh fuck, Tesla doesn't sell those? Oh fuck, the other manufacturers didn't use to sell EVs either?

But apparently only Tesla gets some slack for "taking time to ramp up production". You know who else takes time to ramp up production of a new product? Literally everyone. Except the other manufacturers already have manufacturing capabilities, factories, and workforces.

Tesla is literally only profitable because it sells its carbon credits. It doesn't sell enough vehicles to turn a profit.

Now, here's the thing: that'd all be "fine" if Tesla wasn't valued with the likes of fucking Google and Apple on the stock exchange. That is the fucking problem. Tesla produces so few vehicles that it's not only less than its competitors, but it can't meet its own demand and can't profit off those limited sales. Yet it's not only valued higher than its competitors, it's valued with the likes of Google?

Yeah, sorry. The company is over-valued and I don't care what "narrative" you're here to peddle.

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Riaayo t1_iy2dnuo wrote

I mean that's cool, why are they valued higher than competitors who actually meet demand right now?

Because the value is smoke and mirrors bullshit. The company is over-valued.

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Plzbanmebrony t1_iy2dwwt wrote

They don't have legacy facilities to convert like Ford does. Having more demand than product is not always bad. It means they are basically able to have guaranteed growth by just expanding production.

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balancedisbest t1_iy9nx2c wrote

>Never called that an urgent safety concern, so not sure why you’d throw some quotes around that like it’s something I said.

Yup that's a my bad, confused two comments.

While I do agree that there shouldnt be a frequent (naturally, one or two lemons will slip through) issues that need addressing right off delivery, if it was just weather sealing or maybe a slightly squeaking door etc, I personally wouldn't let that stop my purchase.

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