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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by ta8645 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:32PM (#42969414)
There are some people who can make that choice, and that's preferable. But not everyone can do that. And to leave a single EV unused, just because we hate a single man, is unconscionable for anyone who believes the world actually hangs in the balance.
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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by woodruffw on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:34PM (#42969428)
As others have pointed out, you could buy a different EV. The market appears to have many options.

But also, I simply don't buy the environmental argument here. I'm pretty sure buying a used Toyota Camry and driving it into the ground is better, on net, for the planet than buying a brand new EV.

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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by shinryuu on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:43PM (#42969497)
Not sure about that. Use emissions is the majority

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/life-cycle-emissions-evs-vs...

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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by woodruffw on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:53PM (#42969564)
Yes, for equivalent cars purchased new. The point was that a 10 year old used sedan than you drive for another 10 years will still produce fewer tailpipe emissions than a new EV's manufacture.
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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by vasachi on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:36PM (#42969440)
You do know there are other EV manufacturers, right? Tesla can go bankrupt today, and supply will not be all that worse.
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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by jazzyjackson on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:55PM (#42969574)
Teslas are sports cars.
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Re:Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study by tuwtuwtuwtuw on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:38PM (#42969460)
I don't agree that it's unconscionable. To me, supporting a man like Musk who actively promote climate change denial is the worse option.
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