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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by Bayart on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:37AM (#31570773)
Tesla always accrued competition pretty fast in whatever domain it explored, its big advantage being brand and battery life.

For my part while I'd like a vehicle with Tesla autonomy, the appalling QA/finish (Teslas still look cheap) and the support policies mean I'll go to an EU or Asian brand when I finally pick an EV (at least if there's anything left by that time that doesn't look like some trashy gamer mouse on wheels).

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by slac on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:44AM (#31570885)
Very happy to report that the QA and finish on the Teslas built in Berlin and Shanghai are so much better than the ones in the USA. A whole other level.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by MBCook on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:53AM (#31571023)
I’ve heard that before, which is just kind of sad. It proves they’re capable of it, they just don’t care (at least in the US).
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by bryanlarsen on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:57AM (#31571097)
I think the difference is that cars built in a 40 year old factory with 40 year old equipment aren't as high quality as cars built in a new factory.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by enragedcacti on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:18PM (#31571382)
It will be interesting to see the quality of cars that come out of Austin.
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