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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by bmitc on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @02:09PM (#35361000)
Tesla ranks amongst the lowest in reliability in Consumer Reports. Tesla has also intentionally underreported warranty fixes by not labeling them as such. Tesla has a poor reputation for fit and finish.

Consumer satisfaction is going to be heavily skewed and untrustworthy in a case like Tesla where one is buying a premium vehicle with a lot of hype and fraudulent marketing. I wouldn't associate it with quality. Personally, I have sat in several Teslas. They all feel cheaper than my Kia.

Safety is also loosely correlated with what is meant by quality. And another manufacturer's, particularly one going through a lot of drama and turmoil regarding EVs, anonymous sentiment is irrelevant.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by simondotau on Thursday March 30, 2023 @05:15AM (#35370012)
So what you're saying that subjective notions of "feel" are important to the idea of product quality, but whether the product is actually well engineered is just "loosely correlated"? Wow. You are twisting yourself into a pretzel to emphasise that which favours your opinion and disregard that which runs counter to it.
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