I thought I would, because I'd love to have an electric vehicle and it seemed like Tesla was going to rewrite what we think of cars.
They weren't especially flashy outside but looked good enough. Then I got in one. Hmm, this looks like a Toyota with a big screen (that has a ton of issues itself).
Went on a few trips with an owner. The handles that retract had to be replaced a few times. I'm thinking, this is a feature nobody needed and now it's a new source of issues. On a longer trip we have to stop at several WaWas for twenty+ minutes. On the way back after stopping to charge the message "Your Tesla might not restart" appears on his infotainment screen.
A number of similar interactions leaves me to believe that if that's the best there is in electric vehicles, we're not there yet. The cars do not seem premium (but command a premium price), suffer from some unnecessary own goals and often seem cobbled together.
They weren't especially flashy outside but looked good enough. Then I got in one. Hmm, this looks like a Toyota with a big screen (that has a ton of issues itself).
Went on a few trips with an owner. The handles that retract had to be replaced a few times. I'm thinking, this is a feature nobody needed and now it's a new source of issues. On a longer trip we have to stop at several WaWas for twenty+ minutes. On the way back after stopping to charge the message "Your Tesla might not restart" appears on his infotainment screen.
A number of similar interactions leaves me to believe that if that's the best there is in electric vehicles, we're not there yet. The cars do not seem premium (but command a premium price), suffer from some unnecessary own goals and often seem cobbled together.