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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by pfannkuchen on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:12AM (#35687223)
It depends on whether it impacts “repeat purchases” or “first time test drives”. I could see the political stuff impacting the latter significantly more than the former, assuming the product is good. But again I don’t think it’s actually happening, it would be too Machiavellian for reality.
Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by dallyo on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:22AM (#35687330)
I think it will impact both - surely a lot of the potential repeat purchases are from people that had ethical motivations to buy an electric car - they probably wont give up on electric, but there are a number of good alternative options now on the market.
Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by pfannkuchen on Monday April 24, 2023 @11:25AM (#35688800)
I think it basically boils down to whether the political stuff can cause a significant portion of the existing user base to start boycotting the brand. That sounds kind of extreme given the situation but I am not completely in touch with mainstream media driven perception.