AIBU to not want a Tesla?

We would never buy tesla and think the same as you. We had a polestar. I personally think Elon is disgusting.

However the charging networks for tesla is apparently superior with quick charging available. With range anxiety and longer journeys I see your husbands point. Still wouldn't get one though as we don't do long journeys.

All the charge apps show availability. And if you need to you just wait. I am driving fully electric more than ten years now and have never been 'caught out'. Tesla chargers can be used by other models if needed, charging is not a particular advantage they have.

Not at all, I wouldn't want to give that grubby little man a single penny.

@BakedPotatoBeansCheeseColeslaw Doesn’t the glass roof have a sun shade? Cars we have with large glass opening roofs, all have shades that sit below the glass do they are no hotter than any other car. Maybe the owner didn’t operate the shade? I’d never buy anything with a glass roof and no shade! I’d never buy a Musk either. So many decent alternatives! I agree about not knowing what other CEOs think or do. Musk was in government with Trump so that’s enough for me to not buy one.

There are loads of ways to find compatible charging points! We manage without issues. You certainly are not stuck with Tesla ones.

So much virtue signaling.

They also get insanely hot. I know someone with one who during the big heatwave a few weeks ago, it reached 70C inside!! They have a glass roof.

Nothing to do with Elon but I have always thought they feel cheap and low quality inside.

Can't comment on the "mechanics" - I'm not qualified - but having been inside a few they felt cheap. So surprising!

I honestly have limited knowledge on EVs atm but I do know of one friend who nearly got caught short driving a different brand as all chargepoints were in use at several service stations during a trip. Whereas my other friend who has a Tesla waa saying that it has an app to tell you where there are chargepoints not in use at that time. So I would be doing research about the practicalities of the car as a priority over who owns it tbh.

Also it’s not especially relevant as the CEOs of most companies aren’t so well known, or so open about their ideologies. So I could buy a BYD for example. I have no idea who their CEO even is, let alone what horrible things they might have done.

I wouldn’t want one either due to Elon! Have an EV on order but not a Tesla.

Yes this - all I think when I see people in Teslas is that they must be a nazi supporter. I wouldn’t want an EV full stop at the moment as they make me feel car sick but Teslas are also really impractical - very heavy and too wide to park appropriately on a normal British street.

Why does your DH WANT people to think he is a nazi?

Volkswagen was the brainchild of Adolf Hitler (not a joke).

That’s not true. Insurance is pretty much the same as any other ‘exec’ type car. Mine is around the £500 mark.

Musk is a dick but then so is Dyson, Ratcliffe, Zuckerberg, Bezos, etc. etc. …none of these people are fluffy bunny rabbits. I have a Tesla bought before Musk came out as a fully fledged knob and it is hands down the loveliest car I have ever driven. It is comfortable, responsive, requires very little maintenance and everything just ‘works’. The supercharger network is excellent. I am keeping an open mind for when I need to replace it. I’m hoping it’s not for a long time.

Good point. I won't play Whist anymore because I don't like Trump.

I would go with Polestar too, although unfortunately they are not built in Sweden. Depending on model they come from either China or South Korea. A new facility is currently being built at Košice, Slovakia however which will produce the upcoming Polestar 7.

Have a look at the BYDs if its the look of the Teslas you like

I wouldn’t even get in one never mind buy one because of the safety aspect . Too many horror stories about people getting trapped and burning to death .

Personally I think they are an overdone trend, and not very nice looking cars anyway, not alone the Elon Musk link.

Look at getting a Polestar instead (much nicer looking and Swedish built)
Or one of the many other EV brands there are now...

I'd be looking at the latest electric bmw or volvo as an alternative. The reliability and safety ratings are extremely well rated.

the insurance is so high, it’s not worth getting one - make sure you get a quote before you buy it!

I typed ugly. No idea how that autocorrected to icky 🤣

I don’t think it matters what percentage of the company he owns. They are associated with him and I’m afraid I’d be so embarrassed to have one. Also they’re icky. The ID range from Volkswagen are good.

Meanwhile, in the real world that’s not MN, nobody gives a shit what car you drive.

I wouldn’t have a Tesla as the build quality is shite.

Your dh must have more money than brain cells