Comment by anderber

1 day ago

I think you're underselling what Trump and Musk has done to the stability of Democracy in the US. Aside from all that, there are other American car manufacturers with great EVs: Mustang Mach-E, Chevy Equinox/Bolt/Blazer, etc. Not saying that BYD isn't better, but comparing to Tesla, there is plenty of US competition.

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csa  21 hours ago

> Aside from all that, there are other American car manufacturers with great EVs: Mustang Mach-E, Chevy Equinox/Bolt/Blazer, etc.

Teslas aren’t perfect, and they are definitely starting to get a bit dated, but the list you made has precisely zero “great EVs” imho.

  • mpyne  12 hours ago

    I absolutely prefer my Ioniq 5 over a Tesla, not merely 'tolerate it'.

    Tesla has everyone else beat on charging infrastructure, that is true, but I don't need that except for about 0.5% of the miles I drive (and even there, Tesla's competitors exist and are fine on the routes I'd take).

    • jfoster  2 hours ago

      Is there any part in particular with the Ioniq 5 that you find is better than a Tesla?

  • rootusrootus  17 hours ago

    They are as good as any Tesla, however, and in some areas better. Source: I own a Tesla Model 3 (my second) and I have owned a Bolt in the past, and currently own a Lightning. Aside from towing range, I prefer the Lightning the majority of the time. Tesla does some things better, while Ford excels in other ways. Both definitely have glaring faults.

    • jfoster  3 hours ago

      Can you provide an example of something that the Tesla doesn't do well that the others do better?