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As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (15 children)

Have you even said thank you to the oil companies?!

Good point. They made oil prices so high I bought a Tesla. Thanks guys you really did me a solid, best car ever :D

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Out of all EV manufacturers, why tf did u decide to get a Tesla?! Hope you got yourself a used one, at least.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    There was a point in time where Teslas really were the only good EV worth talking about.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Unfortunately, that’s arguably still true, in the us. Given the current administration’s desire to roll back the calendar, outside EVs have been effectively banned, and many of the choices we were finally about to get were cancelled.

    If I were looking for a new EV today, Tesla is still by far the most compelling choice available to me.

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  • [–] -5 points 4 months ago

    I bought it back in 2022ish, before Elon's association with Republican politics.

    That said- I'd buy another one in a heartbeat, new or used. The self driving feature is light years ahead of anything else. And unlike other manufactures (looking at GM) they don't sell their customers driving habits to insurance companies. The security is actually pretty good unlike most automakers who institutionally don't understand computers so they outsource most of it to their suppliers like Bosch, Delphi, etc.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    If that's your best car ever, you haven't driven many cars.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (7 children)

    It's a 2023ish car so pre-refresh. The suspension is stiff and it lacks a lot of luxury creature comforts. But it's FUN AS HELL to drive, tons of chargers everywhere, the nav system is top notch, and the self driving system is light years ahead of anyone else's. Plus they don't sell their customers data like GM and some others or show ads on the display like Stellantis.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Fun to drive? I've never experienced that. You drive a car. They're all pretty much the same. I never take it above about 75. I wouldn't call that fun. What's fun about it?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Go test drive one and you'll understand. Seriously.

    Cars are pretty much the same, EVs are a different animal. No shifting, instant torque, full torque at all speeds. A Tesla SUV can out-accelerate many gas-driven sports cars. You put the hammer down on the highway and you've got instant 1st-gear-level acceleration.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Most people just want a reliable safe car, not a high-performance penis extension.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Or you could have both. According to all the testing agencies, modern teslas are among the safest most reliable cars.

    And it’s not just the huge amounts of instant torque that can be a blast, but the noise, or lack of! The silence even under hard acceleration just makes it seem effortless. I also used to feel a thrill with the noise of a powerful gas engine but that feels like an awful lot of effort just to not accelerate well. I seriously feel Ike it’s similar to a stream engine train: “full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing”

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    It doesn't matter. I'm NEVER buying a car from that psychopath, at least not until he's been imprisoned, and his companies nationalized (we paid for them, after all, they're ours), and most of the profits gone to the workers who built it, and the remainder to a government account to fund social safety nets.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    That's fair- I encourage you to always vote with your wallet. I don't think your analysis of the situation is factually correct and I'd encourage you to do your own independent research on each of your assertions. But you should always back your convictions up with action.

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