• Katana314@lemmy.world
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    2 days 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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      1 day 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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          7 hours ago

          Even now, the Leaf only goes 200 miles. Less than a 2018 Model 3. Not good enough.

          I agree, Tesla was the viable option fora long time. The charging network is part of that even still.

          The NACS connector is a big deal.

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          14 hours ago

          It has been, but the leaf was very much a “second car” for a very long time. They had relatively short range, an air cooled battery, and as a result couldn’t be charged particularly fast. The battery would also overheat if you tried to charge it multiple times.

          Tesla, on the water, had a water cooled battery pack, and could be fast charged multiple times per day, and much faster than other vehicles, meaning a road trip was actually possible.

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        1 day 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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      1 day 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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      1 day 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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        1 day 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.

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          12 hours ago

          Old man here as well. I follow the doctrine of non-repudiation: I did a lot of stupid things when I was young. But I own them and don’t hate my former self for doing them. Mind you, I didn’t hurt anyone (except emotionally, and not intentionally) and wasn’t a criminal. If that were different, maybe I’d have to process it differently.