“Whether you hate me, like me or are indifferent, do you want the best car, or do you not want the best car?” [Apartheid Manchild] told audiences at an event in November.

Well, for starters I don’t want a car at all. I’d rather use public transit. You know, an actually effective means of reducing emissions.

If I were in the market, yes, I would want the best car. Which is why I’d never buy a Tesla. I’d buy an XPeng or a BYD or the like.

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    1 month ago

    It seems like it mostly comes down to the 4680 batteries - is Tesla really scaling up? They should allow facilitate significant cost and weight improvements over older batteries, and there have been promising announcements this year