• Katana314@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    I’ll have to be honest and admit back when I was in high school or so, I was enthusiastic about electric cars and his seemed like some of the best. He was also opening up the charging standards so that there could be a mixed playing field. Back then, I was likely ready to dismiss small critiques as the retaliation of the fossil fuel industry.

    God I hate old me.

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      13 hours ago

      Tesla was a long way ahead of the competition for a very long time, to the point where they were the only option for a vehicle that was genuinely a replacement for a combustion vehicle.

      Without them, I very much doubt EV market share would be anywhere near what it is today.

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        11 hours ago

        I’m not sure how it even managed to get so big when the EV1 was so beloved but supposedly killed by the automotive industry.

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          The EV1 was too far ahead of its time. The tech wasn’t there and to even accomplish what they did cost far more than they could hope to sell it for. An estimate that each EV1 cost GM around $100k to make in the early 90’s (so around $200k in today’s dollars).

          Battery tech has progressed massively since then and makes all of this possible now (even if it’s still expensive).

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      18 hours ago

      All your reasons were valid though. Teslas were the best electric cars for a long time, probably not so anymore. Tesla as a brand has done good things, like you say opening up their charging standard which is superior to all the other competitors.

      Personally, I wouldn’t get a Tesla because they are sort of like the apple of car companies, e.g. anti-consumer and anti-repair. Plus, Musk owning it is another big negative.

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        12 hours ago

        tesla just had good marketing, while thier TESLAS have been lacking QC for quite a while.

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      19 hours ago

      You’re always supposed to hate or be embarrassed by the old you; that means you learned. It means growth. It’s a good thing.

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        11 hours ago

        Take it from an old man, at a certain point you will grow beyond having to feel “embarassed” by your former self, because your ego won’t be tied to it.