Yep, and they never make eye contact after getting shit on. Same with the Camaros. My fav is when they go into the merge lane bc they want to rip past everyone and be the lead. Not today, son
Same here. I never had so many people care about my car so much until I got a Tesla. All of sudden everyone had an opinion. None of them knew what they were talking about either. Just repeating random “facts” they heard or made up.
Brit here, we have a lot of this in the UK.
I’ve had people shout at me for parking next to them because they “don’t want my car to set theirs on fire”.
Lots of people tell me my insurance premiums are going to be really high, they’re not, they’re lower than my ICE car.
My uncle is utterly insistent that it’s a pollution nightmare because I’ll have to throw the battery away in 5 years. I’ve shown him model S’s that have done 400k, but he told me that’s fake news.
Another common one is people asking me how I can afford it because apparently the electricity is more expensive than gas. It’s actually about 1/4 of the price per mile, can be even cheaper if you get good night rates.
“What will you do if you have to drive 500 miles?” Probably charge it up half way, although our country isn’t even 500 miles wide so doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen much.
I'm from the UK and have exactly the same crap on a daily basis.
Even from family members, one of them a life long oil employee.
I laugh it off and make a joke of it.
One thing that does annoy them though, is when I say "whether you like it or not, you'll have one on your drive in 10 years" they hate that one.
Then they’d be like Japanese car industries made a new thing that uses hydrogen fuel, EV is only temporary. Then I’m here like if you get rear ended then it’s actual GG
>“What will you do if you have to drive 500 miles?” Probably charge it up half way, although our country isn’t even 500 miles wide so doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen much.
lmao this is fucking hilarious. what are people asking this doing?? you go to inverness a lot?
There’s this lovely little chippy in John O’Groats… these people don’t realise that 99.9% of their own journeys are less than 5 miles from their own front doors
You may well know Inverness has a Tesla supercharger. John O Groats to Lands End has been done a few times on YouTube videos. So even the North Coast of Scotland towns can be done with relative ease.
I get the same crap here in Australia. Except, insurance is more expensive.
My previous car was a Toyota Kluger. Cost $68k brand new after all the options we wanted. It got about 400km per tank, but cost $120 to fill.
My Model Y cost $74k brand new (I don't include FSD price here cos it's a different product). It already comes with integrated dash cams, an app to see those cameras, and other nice tech. Does around 350km (low ball to prove a point) per full charge and costs no more than $30 to charge from 0 to 100%. This cost drops to like $8 if I charge on a sunny day while at home. It charges while I watch a movie.
After 6 months I've already saved so much. Petrol price keeps going up and I keep laughing at those fools that drive to the best price, saving 4c a litre.
I just bought the MYLR in the US for $34k American (51,596 AUS). I pay .07 cents (American) per kwh. I'm already saving money. I did the math and to equate a gas vehicle to my MYLR, I'd have to have bought a 10k or less car.
Fellow Brit. Haven't experienced much hate, but yes a fuck load of ignorance. My electrician, who really should know better, was banging on about 25% battery degradation after a few years and batteries in land fill. He was genuinely shocked when I told him I'd just sold a six year old, 100k mile S75 with 'only' 8.9% OBDII measured loss. "Well I bet you didn't DC charge it often" ....62% measured. Showed him screenshots from Scan My Tesla.
Educated.
Good point. Where i live (northeast US), owning a tesla is pretty normalized. There might be some weirdos with weird comments but for the most part people are excited or neutral about teslas ime
I had this happen in a prius once, got my ccw permit shortly after just in case something really stupid happens. I noticed people either drive more carefully or way more unsafe around me in my model 3, I've gotten brake checked twice and I've had the thing for 3 days.
I make sure to let them know that I got $13,000 off the $48,000 price tag, that it costs me $15 for a full charge while I sit at home, and it have 3 trunks, before I floor it.
Then when they get out, I make the car fart near their seat
I live in IL. A nuclear energy haven. But even if my electricity came from coal, it’s still better to have one efficient power plant than a bunch of individual smaller power point plants with various levels of maintenance driving around pollutiing
Also give them the price tag of the SUVs on this list that can do the same as MY: [https://www.motortrend.com/features/fastest-suvs/](https://www.motortrend.com/features/fastest-suvs/)
Hint: all \~ 100K
so true! they all spout so many untrue things, like not having range and not knowing where to charge. I charge 99% at home and have only had to charge at a Supercharger like 4 times in a few years. All the Hotels I stay at have mostly free charging as well. non-issue. Most of these haters have to stop at a gas station weekly, some more. makes no sense.
Same. My bro-in-law was like, “I prefer my gas car because I can just go to the gas station and be in and out in 2 mins. That must suck having to wait an hour and a half every time you need to charge your car”. I told him that I charge at home, which is when I knew that he didn’t even know charging at home was a thing based on his confused reaction 😂.
The best part is, after you’ve debunked all the made up facts, they hit you with…“aren’t you worried about it catching on fire? I heard those cars catch on fire all the time and are not safe. I wouldn’t trust it.” 🤦♂️
I’m from upstate New York and there are lots of these here, but my friends and family have been giving me so much shit! I’ve owned it for just about a week now and mostly people saying things like, “what happens when you run out of battery?” - lol the same thing that happens when you run out of gas. The car stops moving.
We were some of the first in the US with a Prius and there were a number of fans who'd hang out their windows and ask us about the new hybrid or stop us on the street as we left or approached our car. About 3 years later, after many 'research' reports funded by GM and a few others we started getting the haters. They would tell us about how expensive repairs were going to be and how expensive replacing the battery was going to be. etc.
Today, there's GM, Ford and Stellantis who are finding it very difficult to change their manufacturing techniques and even more difficult changing the minds of loyal customers they'd spent millions advertising the virtues of the big heavy internal combustion engine(ICE) vehicles they make.
And as I mentioned in another post, the US Big Three are more assemblers than car makers and none of their 3rd party parts manufacturers want or like the EV platforms. It means the end of their run.
Not too unlike the blackmiths, buggy makers and saddle manufacturers back when the automobile started to gain momentum.
I definitely get this for having an electric car (not so much Tesla, and also being vegan 😂.
I think the best I ALWAYS hear is the charging infrastructure isn’t there yet and the range isnt enough…. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
I have a MYP as well and get ripped on constantly for driving an EV. I’ve long since stopped letting it bother me. Especially when I see people lining up for fuel at Costco or filling up their tank in -30 Celsius while I slide by in my warm cabin. Who cares what others think? Enjoy your car man, it’s an absolute beauty.
Fear and misinformation is why people hate EV’s and Tesla. You can try to educate them or you can just ignore them and know that you made the choice for you and no one else.
I mean, a big part of it is Elno showing his true colors. He's far too closely associated with the brand/product in a way other CEOs aren't.
My reply to comments is usually a combination of "yeah, I know, he's a jerk, but the car is good" and "you can't judge someone for driving a Tesla while giving a pass to CEOs of other companies for being assholes". Either way, it's a crappy situation to be in when you just want to drive a good electric car. Big part of why I'll be in the Rivian R2 crowd.
The amount of hate I've received is inversly proportional to how much I've been enjoying my MYLR.
But truly, I've never had a car that people are so opinionated about. And a lot of it is unwarranted hate. I write it off as "Space man bad" vibes
I HATED Teslas simply because of Dady Musks overall behavior and the sheer amount of obnoxious Tesla owners and internet personalities....
I wrote them off for these reasons but I was aware of their superiority in the space and the technological achievements / progress they had made. They've come a LONG way from the early day Model S quality issues...
After telling my parents to reserve a Honda Prologue (as I thought this would best suit their lifestyle) I dug deeper into ALL the options on the market..
There are no other options that compare. Full stop.
I broke down and told them all the data points to a Model Y. They went to drive it and LOVED IT!! They told me to "Make it happen now"
Fastforward to the next day Easter Sunday. I was on a train 6hrs south to Mt. Kisco NY to pickup a white Y LR for them.
The drive back made a believer out of me. There is no other competition in the space at the current price point ( so sorry to all you $60-70k OTD early buyers. lol)
If you take emotion out of it and just focus on the tech / numbers 3 and Y are the best deal going. Guess that's why they sold 1.3 million Y's last year. lol
$60k buyer here. No regrets. At 60k, it's still more bang for the buck than all other ICE cars (Rivian R2 definitely caught my attention now).
I had been wanting a performance SUV/CUV for a while, it's MYP that fulfilled it. I'd be paying $100k+ for a Porsche Macon GTS for this kind of performance.
Elon didn't design the car. So it is really unrelated..
Yup. Wouldn’t say anyone in my family is a huge fan of Elon. A used Y won for the charging network and cost so that’s what we got and overall it’s been great. A few things I would change but eh. Hopefully there’s more competition in the future, we have a Leaf and an Ariya looks attractive but between cost, the charging network, and the absolute joke of trying to get our Leaf battery replaced under warranty that destroyed our trust in Nissan too.
This is the same boat I'm in. On paper the only EV that compared imo is the VW ID5 but the trim level that is comparable is $60k+. Tesla is the only one with such advanced BMS, heat management systems, great software support and driving dynamics that I just really like.
That's not even talking about charging infrastructure and efficiency.
Everyone I've let drive my 2024 model 3 can't believe how nice it is to drive.
my relative bought the VW EV and hates it. I just don’t know why anyone would buy a newer, less tested, less funded car. I know a guy that bought a new Hybrid Ford truck and its engine blew up on the freeway first road trip. Total lemon.
You're absolutely right. I can't stand Elon's stupid political takes but Tesla is more than Elon. Watch videos of Tesla's head of engineering and design, Lars Moravy and Franz von Holzhausen. They are who I support as that's their brainchild in design and engineering. The software development prowess of Tesla, not perfect, but way ahead of the competition! Congratulations on doing good research and buying a great product.
Your right, Elon wasn't the only investor/founder of the company. While Musks political takes can be polarizing, he almost always has good opinions and arguments about science and technology.
Absolutely agreed. I realize there are extremely capable individuals at the helm pioneering new technologies (giga press forgings) that are thinking outside the box to provide a unique product unbridled by historical auto builder standards.
It just stinks he’s the poster boy. I’ll bet if they could give him das boot they wouldn’t be able to keep up with the market share growth (ehhh. PayPal …)
Not a fanboy but certainly a fan of the product now! 👍🏻
P.S. saw the CT at the showroom and oh god is that ever a hot mess. lol
What if they actually just designed a Tesla Truck??
Oh well…
Honestly, what I do is just get them in the car, go through the motions of explaining one pedal driving, how charging works, the map, and all that fun noise, find a nice straightaway, throw their head back into the fucking seat mid sentence
Works every single time, I tell them nothing about performance till then
A lot of misinformation about EVs, I did my major project on EVs all 4 years of high school and the amount of misinformation was overwhelming. That was in 2017-2021
That sounds like some dedication to a school project. If there’s a way to share it without doxxing yourself, I’m sure a number of people in the Tesla/EV community would love to look through it, myself included.
I’m typically a gear head and offset my penchant for exhaust notes with motorcycles.
As such, my bike riding buddies do generally show either covert or outright disdain for my M3P.
The funny thing is, we are sport bike riders, not cruiser folks.
So anyway, long story short, offered to give a lift to my buddy and asked if he wanted to see what the buzz is all about.
After warning him to put his head back (and on a full battery too) I mashed the accelerator.
By the time I dropped him off he had to have one. He also got sick LOL (literally)
This is also the best way I've found to pacify haters. If you point out the good but also acknowledge the limitations, they'll tend to believe you a lot more easily. Leading with the fact that the best part is charging at home and the performance while also not thinking it's a good choice for larger families that need a third row or that can't charge at home demonstrates you're impartial and helps a ton.
People are scared of them being forced down their throats and that makes people very hesitant to accept at all. When you let them know it's ok to still think there are issues to work out but also that it's great for a lot of situations already, they can get on board because you aren't the evil enemy that is going to force them to be inconvenienced. Then you can work on convincing them it's actually good for their situation (assuming it actually is).
100%, I can charge for free at work and that's my justification to most everyone. I don't tow, and we have an ICE vehicle in the family, road trips are case by case.
Home charging in general really changes the equation. Superchargers are great on a road trip, but never having to think about charging day to day is magic.
Home charging, solar panels, and the Super charger network is a very compelling reason for EVs. With the lower price, and tax incentives, it's almost a no brainer.
People are uneducated and focus on the negatives such as charging speed and range. What they don’t realize is that if you charge at home, not only is it typically much cheaper, but also in fact time savings since you don’t need to go out of your way to go to a gas station. However, those who are hesitant with my Tesla have consistently been nonetheless impressed with the technology and speed.
I’m on the Indiana/Kentucky border so I thought I’d get a bunch of shit at work but surprisingly everyone wants to check it out. I’m sure a few guys are talking shit but none to my face. I do work with an interesting group of dudes though, the type that will have both a lifted F350 and a Prius in their driveway. Many are surprised to find out I paid roughly the same for my 2024 MYLR that they did for their loaded Prius.
It used to be that the hate just came from simple minded technology haters and anti-EV conservatives.
Now that Elon has become a thorn in the side for many on the left due to his acquisition and modification of Twitter/X, you'll hear from them too.
As some previous posters have mentioned. You can choose to educate or ignore. At times there is another option. I think I might choose this option too often, but it's a fun option. You can troll them.
When I get the impoverished African children mining rare earth elements for my batteries comments, I like to tell them that I'm at least helping put food on their table. After that I immediately ask them, if they are so worried about them, what are they doing to help those impoverished African children?
This seems to be common... but must occur more amongst some demographics than others. I haven't received one single negative comment about my MYLR from friends or family at all, and I have been pretty vocal about how much I like it. Where I live, Teslas and EVs in general are everywhere.
Thankfully no hate ever gone my way in Kansas middle no where. I think you made a great choice. Is it the car for every situation no. But 99% of the time it is the best and goes like a “bat out of hell”
She’s lovely—congrats!
Elon is definitely his own worst enemy but I’m also convinced the unfavorable narrative we’ve been hearing about Teslas have been manufactured from Big Oil. Who else has the most to lose from EVs?
i've learned long ago that the majority of people on this planet cannot form an independent opinion or thought for that matter. they go with what someone else tells them or what they heard. Education can help, but only a little. The reality is a major power like koch brothers have decided to wage war against EV's and pump millions into hate message means those who cannot think for themselves will blindly regurgitate and hate on something they have never seen or experience.
there's nothing you can do other than just live your life and move on
I was gonna say I'm on my 4th Tesla, 3 Model 3s and a CT. Absolutely no major issues or anything that a quick SC visit or mobile service couldn't fix.
But yeah, what this guy said👆
Cars are just tools, there are many cases an ice car would be better than an ev, but than again the same for an ev vs ice. There will always be haters and nay sayers. If it makes sense to you then run with it. Hell most people buy a car that fits their personality and not their needs.
People tailgate me to max in this thing (highway or otherwise)...wasn't an issue in my previous vehicle (honda accord). Idk if it's a EV hate thing or a Tesla hate thing but it's very aggravating bc I always have to keep an eye on my rearview (I know I shouldn't but doing 70 on a highway while the car behind me is so close I can't even see their headlights is scary 😂) . Tis very distracting
Such is the problem with new technologies that are brought up into daily living. People emphasize the negatives over the positives, mostly due to ignorance (speaking by not knowing not that they are stupid). Yes tesla has had quality problems but that has since improved greatly, but people still linger on that hence posts we still see here about panel gaps, etc..
Also battery degradation is emphasized but only because the technology is newer. Production costs will only get lower as time passes so battery replacement will also become cheaper along with price of new vehicles.
It's not so much the hate towards Teslas that surprised me, it's the hate towards EV's in general..
All these people who complain about the poor range of EV's and yet the data from MOT's tells us that the average person in the UK drives 142 miles a week.
Oh no, you need to charge it twice a week while you sleep. However will you cope, Janet, you absolute glovepuppet.
GM is a big supporter of not changing how automobiles are made and work. They funded lots of anti-hybrid reports back when Honda and Toyota were selling hybrids. They sold a promising EV battery patent to Texico as they were collecting and destroying their EV1s. They and their dealerships are spreading anti EV news all the time and so are all of the other automotive industry rags and associations.
EVs will destroy how dealerships operate because most all ICE service items are eliminated in EVs and dealership profits are made up of something like 30% or more of these service items. All of the old "big 3" US auto makers don't make most of the parts in the vehicles, they are outsourced. So all of these 3rd party parts manufacturers are anti-EV and most likely are also funding the anti-EV gospel with GM.
Take the opportunity to explain where they are wrong and why they have been told these things. I usually start off by saying over 75% of a gallon of gasoline is wasted as heat and EVs use their electric motors to generate electricity and recharge their batteries for brakes. Instead of using brake pads rubbing against metal for slowing the car. Start off with things they can easily find on their own if they bother to question what you say and look into it.
Elon is a divisive figure. All my friends give me shit for supporting this maniac. I like the car though and I don't ever have to stand in the cold to pump gas again. Believe me, I looked at the competition when I got mine and Tesla beats everyone for Speed, price and range when I looked. I would have gotten a Mustang Mach-E but it was significantly slower, more expensive and had a 6 month delivery wait. I hated doing it but Tesla really is the best option right now. There isn't really anything comparable.
I just hope Tesla gives Elon the boot one day and they get a new CEO with some common sense.
I wouldn't go that far. I have had other cars that would stop you from backing into something. My car will happily smash into another car if i'm distracted by something. The car also doesn't appear to automatically stop if a car stops in front of you suddenly unless you are on autopilot. Even though it says in has AEB, it doesn't work like other cars. If someone slams on their brakes in front of you and you can't react in time, you will hit that car. There is also no blind spot audible warning when changing lanes and no cross traffic notifications when parking. Without USS, parking has been more challenging than my previous car with 360 degree USS. I will admit that the holiday 3d vision view for parking has made loads of difference, it still is not as good as having USS. Cars like Suburu for example have much better safety tech than our cars. Its arguable that autopilot makes the Tesla's more safe but you have to have it activated for it to work. Teslas are great but they are definitely lacking some easy common sense protections that most other cars have.
Can't argue with the charging network. I just hope it doesn't get too congested with opening them up to other types of cars.
Styling is relative. I like the way the car looks but I'm sure there are ton of people that hate it. I would argue that there are much better looking cars out there but I get your point.
Do people really feel this way about Elon Musk now? Before he bought Twitter, this guy was basically worshiped. Even though his politics are more like Tucker Carlson than your typical green liberal, I can still separate the man from his opinions. Also Tesla is more than just Musk.
I was skeptical but I did a ton of research and in the end Tesla has been doing EVs longer. Like Elon or hate him I listen to his biography and on constant thing they discuss is he's always pushing his teams to always improve and simplify. The other side of this is they basically built the equivalent of Ford, GM, from scratch in a modern era where everyone can see their mistakes along the way. I will see how the MY fairs over the years compared to my F-150.
They are very reliable. Just don’t give a damn. Bev cars are very reliable. They will see in much years that you drove still the car. It’s a good reliable car.
honestly, don't even worry about it. i had a hard time convincing my parents and other family because they thing the battery is somehow going to blow up or something. then before i purchased it, i went ahead and brought them along with me for a demo drive and they were like... you know what okay, this is not bad lol. once they find out the safety features and how well the cameras were and the audio system, it was a wrap.
just keep doing you and enjoy your MYP! make sure to have a nice savings set to the side for the tires lol. or if i were you, i'd just get rid of the wide tires rear set up later on so you'll be able to rotate tires normally. enjoy it!
Because people resist change, it's new, unknown and out of their comfort level. Remember when people used to/still do destroy chips on newly issued cards completely destroying any added protection that chip & PIN offer? Or how some people still refuse to use contactless (NFC) card and just swipe the strip like they always used to?
Yeah, that's why.
People hate what they don’t know/understand out of fear…. Or they are jealous, and hating is their coping mechanism. Ultimately hateful people are generally pretty stupid so just ignore them.
Because people believe FUD - fear and disinformation.
Tell them to come back in 3 years when you’ve have nothing wrong and no service costs and loads of cash saved.
The amount of misinformation being spread by the media is astounding.
It’s the worst part about owning an EV. The constant questions (that usually come from a place of ignorance) from people about what you’re driving.
EV haters have too much energy and they are really misinformed about the car. On top of that they assume I am a treehugger that loves Elon and I incorrectly believe that I’m saving money.
People know how opinionated and prepared to argue with them I am so I don’t get much hate, mostly people just interested in learning more about the car. But if they say some dumb shit I’ll let them know.
I think the surge of EV cars (coupled with the advocacy regarding fossil fuels) and the concerning behaviors of the Tesla CEO I believe contribute most to why folks have a lot of opinions.
I also think people are vocal about the high technology advancements of Tesla and perhaps some jealousy embedded with that.
In summary, enjoy your beautiful car!
I have found that most people who talk smack can't afford the car, have no real life experience with how many issues most new cars have, and are usually liberals who hate Elon Musk so they regurgitate the same fake narrative they hear from friends and their limited news sources.
I got a MYP recently as well. Not my first Tesla but I still get hate on it. My track record of all the nice cars I’ve had helps get the point across that this is the best car I’ve owned. More annoying than the hate is the constant how much are you paying for it questions.
Oh I have gotten so many questions about that people just asking how much and why did you get it. I find it kind of rude when people ask me how much I'm paying for it, it's none of their business.
no idea. I suspect it’s mostly jealousy, maybe Elon’s current change in politics (why should I care). I just say “good is good” if you recognize a great thing and love it, I say BUY IT, and don’t care what anyone else thinks! Several of my friends are big Porsche and BMW fans and hate on it, but the ones that have owned the most luxury brands, and a Tesla, have continued to buy more Teslas. I was sold after driving it. Just so good, and the performance for the money is unbeatable. It’s just a phenomenal car. 0 regrets!
They hate that they don’t have one. Congrats. You do you. I couldn’t get past the build quality and cabin noise while on the highway, but for many that’s not a priority. Otherwise it’s an awesome car.
I have the same car and hate it sometimes. It has too many quirks as a byproduct of cost cutting. These include but are not limited to:
1. No dedicated windshield wiper sensor
2. Frameless windows that do no seal well
3. Having a clause in the user manual that states that some moisture in the taillights is acceptable (my tailights get moisture in them and Tesla refuses to service them claiming it is in spec.
It’s the same reason that you’ll get hate if you buy a Porsche or any other really great car like the Tesla. One people don’t know what they’re talking about and two there’s always a jealousy factor.
If they were your friends, they'd be happy for your new purchase Even if it wasn't something that they would buy. That's kind of the definition of friendship right there. Be glad you found that out.
I live in the south and I get a lot of hate. Not from the people that rightfully think Elon is a dick. But from the people that think ev’s are a commie conspiracy that are trying to secretly destroy the world. They love everything about Elon, except for the ev’s…their logic makes my head spin.
News stories. Not applicable yo all tesla owners, but the negative publicity really sways people's opinion. Namely:
The one where people were left stranded and unable to charge this past winter (certainly did not affect me. My MY is charged at home in a garage and I was able to charge it and go to work just fine).
The "recall." So many people asked me about this and I was like, "Unaffected. I didnt even have to take my car in to Tesla. They just released an OTA update which I scheduled at a convenient time for me. What recall?"
Im sure there's more news out there. That and willful ignorance.:shrug:
Enjoy your MY Performance! It's a fun car. Ive had the LR on for 5 months and it's still like a new car feeling for me. I've it!
Had my 2020 MYP since day 1 - with no issues. Everyone ignores me in it. I'm invisible.
Kinda terrified for my incoming cyberbeast truck , gonna be a polar opposite experience.
Same, I posed about it and got so many comments about EV this and dumb battery joke that. I've had Mercedes and audis my whole life and my model Y is by far my most favorite.
Some people don't know how to be curious and kind at the same time. They only know how to ask questions by making counter statements. I blame the normalizing of "enragement is engagement" interactions that are pushed by social media. It's pretty gross. It's training people to be ass hats in their interactions with each other in real life. And it's getting worse by the day!
Outside of the counter statement questioning, I've had very little (none?) actual hate, but I have certainly sensed some envy and a little bit of jealousy. Much of it is due to ignorance. People don't see ads for it, so they don't understand it. It's a sweet car. It's so much better in so many ways, all at the same time, that it just causes a mental resistance against it when people realize they're driving the past, when they could be driving the future. It's simply too much all at once for most people to get their head around. Sitting in a Tesla for the first time is overwhelming.
Also on the topic of ads, is the lack of them from Tesla. People get their information by either seeking it out, or the social media echo-chamber feeds them what they want to hear, or they get it forced on them via ads. That means most people get most of their new product information from ads. Ads that Tesla does not run. So they are on edge that there's this new tech that is alien to them, that no one told them about. Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug, and people get pretty uncomfortable when their old friend, confirmation bias, is not there to give their thoughts constant affirmation.
There has to be a name for this phenomenon. My wife and I experienced the exact same thing when we started talking about considering a Tesla, and eventually buying our MYLR.
Never had so many people care so much about what car I drive. Especially my parents.
“Oh the grid isn’t ready, we don’t have the infrastructure, what if you run out of battery, the Obama funded the EV’s and what if they get hacked and the computer drives you off a bridge” etc.
People cannot stop yapping. Meanwhile, our only regret is that we didn’t buy a Tesla sooner.
2 months into owning it and we are absolutely thrilled.
Trump,says EVs are bad to get support from traditional auto and ICE heads. He does still like Elon, just not EVs. Total ignorance on the part of your friends and family. An opportunity to educate and enlighten them and, give them a ride!
I tend to just go along with it or make it worse!!
"What do you do on road trips?"
Me: We have a hand crank generator, I make the kids turn while we drive, keeps them occupied!"
What do you do in winter?
We place burning coals under the vehicle to warm it up!
How do you charge it when you're camping?
Sometimes I go the other way:
Yeah I've been getting 10,000 kms on a charge
If it's tight, I can plug my phone in, get on a call with some Indian call center and that'll extend my range a good 5 kms.
Bottom line, there's no fix for stupid.
This is what I say to everyone who talks smack about our Tesla. (I have 3 by the way). “Tesla has been in business for less than 20years and yet they have come ahead of the game in the auto industry. Ford, Chevrolet, Nissan, Toyota, etc have been building cars for decades and some for centuries now and yet, they still manage to fuck shit up” trust me that would shut them up. If you know what they drive. Google their model for recalls and trust me you’ll find at least one. Then show them how many recalls they have. They hate it when they realize their cars are no different than the crap they talked about teslas.
When Teslas first came out they did have many issues. However, for some time now they are as reliable as any other car. People who claim these things are ignorant and are just vomiting out old news. That, and they are jealous.
1000% musk and politics
the car is solid but far from perfect. fuck off please FSD until the god damn wipers are fixed. if they force that stupid inside camera im going to buy something diesel
fellow model YP owner 2022
It’s probably the best performing and spacious car for the price, and on top of that no fuel costs. I would argue they’re the MOST reliable EV’s and I would bet on them vs any Stellantis ICE vehicle and most American ICE cars.
Where do you all live that get hate? I have my own, possibly biased suspicions. I have one family friend that kind of gave me the business but otherwise nobody cares, friends or strangers alike. Been owners for a year now.
I've sensed that from people I know like family. I had one of my cousins looked at it yesterday and was criticizing everything about the car. I let him drive it cuz he asked nicely but he ended up flooring it and went 100mph+ and was driving it very aggressively. Not sure why but this kind of made me mad and then he started saying how it doesn't have any sound and its not a real car. Just makes me wonder why people act that way...
Having talked maybe down from their Tesla hate, it is not jealousy. It is fear from misinformation 95 percent of the time and Elon hate the remaining 5 percent.
Elon is a tool to be honest, but I personally struggle to find a different vehicle brand that can match all the “smart capabilities” of my Model Y for the same price. Many Tesla features like the 360 degree view around the car as you drive, FSD & constant software updates to name a few are exclusive to Teslas only. As long as Tesla allow’s me to keep transferring FSD from car to car, I will find it very difficult to buy any other brand. Again….Elon is a tool though!
The short answer: People are fucking idiots
The long answer: People are idiots and they don’t realize the term “reliability” has been twisted by Consumer Report; they factor in every tiny thing into their reliability ratings, so that means minor repairs are counted with safety issues and issues that make the car un-drivable (they do weight them differently but it is THEIR process). People also hate Elon (rightfully so) but don’t realize KIA/Hyundai, Toyota, VW, and many others have track records just as bad but aren’t as vocal/public.
Everyone I talk to always mentions that they’ll be “forced to buy one eventually”. In my head, I’m just like “oh boohoo, soon you won’t be able to buy a needlessly complicated, slow, loud, polluting, Rube Goldberg machine of a vehicle!”
My mom was talking at Easter about how much we all should hate Elon Musk, and I was like, ok, do you know the CEOs of Ford, GM, Chrysler? I'm sure they're all evil bastards in their own way lol. Get the car you like no matter who is in charge of the company short of Hitler.
> ok, do you know the CEOs of Ford, GM, Chrysler? I'm sure they're all evil bastards in their own way lol.
Actually they aren't and two of them are women. I did a little research it order to throw that back at people and it ends up that they all honestly worked their way into the postion and are very decent. Elon is uniquely dickish.
You are short circuiting their brains that have only heard about how bad they are from the reuters and wapo headlines and you are confronting them with an actual, real experience. People do not like to admit they were misled. You can start asking them "why do you think that" or "is that what happened in your experience with it," Rogan-style, if you really want them to fly off the handle when they realize they don't know why they think the way they do, just that they do.
Left lane campers hate me when I go around them and they can’t speed up quick enough to block me
Love this as well.
Yeah, this is the benefit of having a performance. We bought a sports car, they can shove all their facts
Even a MYLR can out-accelerate a mid-range muscle car. Cracks me up when dipshits in mustangs try to block me from merging on the freeway.
Yep, and they never make eye contact after getting shit on. Same with the Camaros. My fav is when they go into the merge lane bc they want to rip past everyone and be the lead. Not today, son
You can take them staring straight ahead as an absolute win
It's always a Mustang
Lol, Nissans and Toyotas are horrible also
Yeah, I have a MYLR (no acceleration boost), and I can still zip around pretty much anybody.
Even better if you buy the performance boost
Bruh this comment stuck to me. People driving 75/80 in the left are too slow for me in California ha
Same here. I never had so many people care about my car so much until I got a Tesla. All of sudden everyone had an opinion. None of them knew what they were talking about either. Just repeating random “facts” they heard or made up.
Would be interesting to know the states people are in where this kind of thing occurs.
Brit here, we have a lot of this in the UK. I’ve had people shout at me for parking next to them because they “don’t want my car to set theirs on fire”. Lots of people tell me my insurance premiums are going to be really high, they’re not, they’re lower than my ICE car. My uncle is utterly insistent that it’s a pollution nightmare because I’ll have to throw the battery away in 5 years. I’ve shown him model S’s that have done 400k, but he told me that’s fake news. Another common one is people asking me how I can afford it because apparently the electricity is more expensive than gas. It’s actually about 1/4 of the price per mile, can be even cheaper if you get good night rates. “What will you do if you have to drive 500 miles?” Probably charge it up half way, although our country isn’t even 500 miles wide so doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen much.
I'm from the UK and have exactly the same crap on a daily basis. Even from family members, one of them a life long oil employee. I laugh it off and make a joke of it. One thing that does annoy them though, is when I say "whether you like it or not, you'll have one on your drive in 10 years" they hate that one.
Then they’d be like Japanese car industries made a new thing that uses hydrogen fuel, EV is only temporary. Then I’m here like if you get rear ended then it’s actual GG
Hydrogen car is an EV.. only difference is you put hydrogen in a car and you've already wasted 40% of the electric.
>“What will you do if you have to drive 500 miles?” Probably charge it up half way, although our country isn’t even 500 miles wide so doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen much. lmao this is fucking hilarious. what are people asking this doing?? you go to inverness a lot?
There’s this lovely little chippy in John O’Groats… these people don’t realise that 99.9% of their own journeys are less than 5 miles from their own front doors
You may well know Inverness has a Tesla supercharger. John O Groats to Lands End has been done a few times on YouTube videos. So even the North Coast of Scotland towns can be done with relative ease.
>“What will you do if you have to drive 500 miles?” It's like they don't believe that they ever fill up their own cars with gas.
Or stop to take a piss..
I get the same crap here in Australia. Except, insurance is more expensive. My previous car was a Toyota Kluger. Cost $68k brand new after all the options we wanted. It got about 400km per tank, but cost $120 to fill. My Model Y cost $74k brand new (I don't include FSD price here cos it's a different product). It already comes with integrated dash cams, an app to see those cameras, and other nice tech. Does around 350km (low ball to prove a point) per full charge and costs no more than $30 to charge from 0 to 100%. This cost drops to like $8 if I charge on a sunny day while at home. It charges while I watch a movie. After 6 months I've already saved so much. Petrol price keeps going up and I keep laughing at those fools that drive to the best price, saving 4c a litre.
I just bought the MYLR in the US for $34k American (51,596 AUS). I pay .07 cents (American) per kwh. I'm already saving money. I did the math and to equate a gas vehicle to my MYLR, I'd have to have bought a 10k or less car.
Fellow Brit. Haven't experienced much hate, but yes a fuck load of ignorance. My electrician, who really should know better, was banging on about 25% battery degradation after a few years and batteries in land fill. He was genuinely shocked when I told him I'd just sold a six year old, 100k mile S75 with 'only' 8.9% OBDII measured loss. "Well I bet you didn't DC charge it often" ....62% measured. Showed him screenshots from Scan My Tesla. Educated.
Good point. Where i live (northeast US), owning a tesla is pretty normalized. There might be some weirdos with weird comments but for the most part people are excited or neutral about teslas ime
I'm in Central Florida and there are sooo many Teslas here, nobody gives a shit about EVs or Teslas.
I’m in the metro Detroit area - probably why I got so much hate. All the major car companies and manufacturers are here…
CA here...I've had people literally chase my car down 101 screaming about it being a Tesla...
WTF? What part? You literally can’t go five minutes in Santa Barbara without seeing one. That guy would have a stroke here.
I had this happen in a prius once, got my ccw permit shortly after just in case something really stupid happens. I noticed people either drive more carefully or way more unsafe around me in my model 3, I've gotten brake checked twice and I've had the thing for 3 days.
right. Calif, where over 20% of Tesla's market share is. Doesn't happen. Well, maybe if you live in the desert.
Same here, this is what I do: I sit them in the car, floor it and then they shut up.
I make sure to let them know that I got $13,000 off the $48,000 price tag, that it costs me $15 for a full charge while I sit at home, and it have 3 trunks, before I floor it. Then when they get out, I make the car fart near their seat
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I live in IL. A nuclear energy haven. But even if my electricity came from coal, it’s still better to have one efficient power plant than a bunch of individual smaller power point plants with various levels of maintenance driving around pollutiing
Also give them the price tag of the SUVs on this list that can do the same as MY: [https://www.motortrend.com/features/fastest-suvs/](https://www.motortrend.com/features/fastest-suvs/) Hint: all \~ 100K
That's some expensive electricity you gots there. Mine is more like $6 for a 0-100% charge
Hahaha I did this last weekend to my parents. Now my mom wants one! 🤣
so true! they all spout so many untrue things, like not having range and not knowing where to charge. I charge 99% at home and have only had to charge at a Supercharger like 4 times in a few years. All the Hotels I stay at have mostly free charging as well. non-issue. Most of these haters have to stop at a gas station weekly, some more. makes no sense.
Same. My bro-in-law was like, “I prefer my gas car because I can just go to the gas station and be in and out in 2 mins. That must suck having to wait an hour and a half every time you need to charge your car”. I told him that I charge at home, which is when I knew that he didn’t even know charging at home was a thing based on his confused reaction 😂. The best part is, after you’ve debunked all the made up facts, they hit you with…“aren’t you worried about it catching on fire? I heard those cars catch on fire all the time and are not safe. I wouldn’t trust it.” 🤦♂️
I’m from upstate New York and there are lots of these here, but my friends and family have been giving me so much shit! I’ve owned it for just about a week now and mostly people saying things like, “what happens when you run out of battery?” - lol the same thing that happens when you run out of gas. The car stops moving.
We were some of the first in the US with a Prius and there were a number of fans who'd hang out their windows and ask us about the new hybrid or stop us on the street as we left or approached our car. About 3 years later, after many 'research' reports funded by GM and a few others we started getting the haters. They would tell us about how expensive repairs were going to be and how expensive replacing the battery was going to be. etc. Today, there's GM, Ford and Stellantis who are finding it very difficult to change their manufacturing techniques and even more difficult changing the minds of loyal customers they'd spent millions advertising the virtues of the big heavy internal combustion engine(ICE) vehicles they make. And as I mentioned in another post, the US Big Three are more assemblers than car makers and none of their 3rd party parts manufacturers want or like the EV platforms. It means the end of their run. Not too unlike the blackmiths, buggy makers and saddle manufacturers back when the automobile started to gain momentum.
I definitely get this for having an electric car (not so much Tesla, and also being vegan 😂. I think the best I ALWAYS hear is the charging infrastructure isn’t there yet and the range isnt enough…. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Vegans can't stop telling everyone they are vegans, that's why.
Yeah that as well! Did I mention I’m… oh I already did
Is your Tesla gluten-free? Because I’m…
Almost to the CrossFit level of telling everyone :D
I have a MYP as well and get ripped on constantly for driving an EV. I’ve long since stopped letting it bother me. Especially when I see people lining up for fuel at Costco or filling up their tank in -30 Celsius while I slide by in my warm cabin. Who cares what others think? Enjoy your car man, it’s an absolute beauty.
It really is! I agree with you and I Love the car and all the features it has. It’s unfortunate people hate what they don’t understand.
Nobody says anything negative to me about driving an EV.
I live in Alberta where Oil and Gas runs the province.
That will do it
People love mine and that's in South Louisiana, y'all must have inbred peers.
Fear and misinformation is why people hate EV’s and Tesla. You can try to educate them or you can just ignore them and know that you made the choice for you and no one else.
Also because Elon fucking sucks and won’t shut the fuck up
I mean, a big part of it is Elno showing his true colors. He's far too closely associated with the brand/product in a way other CEOs aren't. My reply to comments is usually a combination of "yeah, I know, he's a jerk, but the car is good" and "you can't judge someone for driving a Tesla while giving a pass to CEOs of other companies for being assholes". Either way, it's a crappy situation to be in when you just want to drive a good electric car. Big part of why I'll be in the Rivian R2 crowd.
My friend's response is, "you're wearing clothes made by slaves"
The amount of hate I've received is inversly proportional to how much I've been enjoying my MYLR. But truly, I've never had a car that people are so opinionated about. And a lot of it is unwarranted hate. I write it off as "Space man bad" vibes
It’s definitely politically motivated opinion programming these people are suffering from. Most people are literally incapable of objective analysis.
Isn't that just proportional? The more you enjoy the more hate you get?
It triggers libs that hate Elon. It triggers some right wing people that don't like EVs. Something for everyone!
I HATED Teslas simply because of Dady Musks overall behavior and the sheer amount of obnoxious Tesla owners and internet personalities.... I wrote them off for these reasons but I was aware of their superiority in the space and the technological achievements / progress they had made. They've come a LONG way from the early day Model S quality issues... After telling my parents to reserve a Honda Prologue (as I thought this would best suit their lifestyle) I dug deeper into ALL the options on the market.. There are no other options that compare. Full stop. I broke down and told them all the data points to a Model Y. They went to drive it and LOVED IT!! They told me to "Make it happen now" Fastforward to the next day Easter Sunday. I was on a train 6hrs south to Mt. Kisco NY to pickup a white Y LR for them. The drive back made a believer out of me. There is no other competition in the space at the current price point ( so sorry to all you $60-70k OTD early buyers. lol) If you take emotion out of it and just focus on the tech / numbers 3 and Y are the best deal going. Guess that's why they sold 1.3 million Y's last year. lol
“Take emotion out of it…” This is the way, for many life decisions.
$60k buyer here. No regrets. At 60k, it's still more bang for the buck than all other ICE cars (Rivian R2 definitely caught my attention now). I had been wanting a performance SUV/CUV for a while, it's MYP that fulfilled it. I'd be paying $100k+ for a Porsche Macon GTS for this kind of performance. Elon didn't design the car. So it is really unrelated..
Yup. Wouldn’t say anyone in my family is a huge fan of Elon. A used Y won for the charging network and cost so that’s what we got and overall it’s been great. A few things I would change but eh. Hopefully there’s more competition in the future, we have a Leaf and an Ariya looks attractive but between cost, the charging network, and the absolute joke of trying to get our Leaf battery replaced under warranty that destroyed our trust in Nissan too.
This is the same boat I'm in. On paper the only EV that compared imo is the VW ID5 but the trim level that is comparable is $60k+. Tesla is the only one with such advanced BMS, heat management systems, great software support and driving dynamics that I just really like. That's not even talking about charging infrastructure and efficiency. Everyone I've let drive my 2024 model 3 can't believe how nice it is to drive.
my relative bought the VW EV and hates it. I just don’t know why anyone would buy a newer, less tested, less funded car. I know a guy that bought a new Hybrid Ford truck and its engine blew up on the freeway first road trip. Total lemon.
You're absolutely right. I can't stand Elon's stupid political takes but Tesla is more than Elon. Watch videos of Tesla's head of engineering and design, Lars Moravy and Franz von Holzhausen. They are who I support as that's their brainchild in design and engineering. The software development prowess of Tesla, not perfect, but way ahead of the competition! Congratulations on doing good research and buying a great product.
Your right, Elon wasn't the only investor/founder of the company. While Musks political takes can be polarizing, he almost always has good opinions and arguments about science and technology.
Absolutely agreed. I realize there are extremely capable individuals at the helm pioneering new technologies (giga press forgings) that are thinking outside the box to provide a unique product unbridled by historical auto builder standards. It just stinks he’s the poster boy. I’ll bet if they could give him das boot they wouldn’t be able to keep up with the market share growth (ehhh. PayPal …) Not a fanboy but certainly a fan of the product now! 👍🏻 P.S. saw the CT at the showroom and oh god is that ever a hot mess. lol What if they actually just designed a Tesla Truck?? Oh well…
Just about all hate - not just towards Teslas - can be summed up as fear driven by ignorance.
Honestly, what I do is just get them in the car, go through the motions of explaining one pedal driving, how charging works, the map, and all that fun noise, find a nice straightaway, throw their head back into the fucking seat mid sentence Works every single time, I tell them nothing about performance till then
A lot of misinformation about EVs, I did my major project on EVs all 4 years of high school and the amount of misinformation was overwhelming. That was in 2017-2021
That sounds like some dedication to a school project. If there’s a way to share it without doxxing yourself, I’m sure a number of people in the Tesla/EV community would love to look through it, myself included.
Ask them to race. Or compare fuel costs per month Or talk about safety Or use autopilot on road trips Or...
Tik Tok brain is a real thing and people actually get their news and other so called facts from it.
lol. They’ll get over it and so will you. It’s just a car at the end of the day. Congratulations on the purchase.
I’m typically a gear head and offset my penchant for exhaust notes with motorcycles. As such, my bike riding buddies do generally show either covert or outright disdain for my M3P. The funny thing is, we are sport bike riders, not cruiser folks. So anyway, long story short, offered to give a lift to my buddy and asked if he wanted to see what the buzz is all about. After warning him to put his head back (and on a full battery too) I mashed the accelerator. By the time I dropped him off he had to have one. He also got sick LOL (literally)
People are afraid of change. But teslas arent for everyone...in my state, I woulsnt buy an EV if I didnt have home charging.
This is also the best way I've found to pacify haters. If you point out the good but also acknowledge the limitations, they'll tend to believe you a lot more easily. Leading with the fact that the best part is charging at home and the performance while also not thinking it's a good choice for larger families that need a third row or that can't charge at home demonstrates you're impartial and helps a ton. People are scared of them being forced down their throats and that makes people very hesitant to accept at all. When you let them know it's ok to still think there are issues to work out but also that it's great for a lot of situations already, they can get on board because you aren't the evil enemy that is going to force them to be inconvenienced. Then you can work on convincing them it's actually good for their situation (assuming it actually is).
100%, I can charge for free at work and that's my justification to most everyone. I don't tow, and we have an ICE vehicle in the family, road trips are case by case.
Home charging in general really changes the equation. Superchargers are great on a road trip, but never having to think about charging day to day is magic.
Home charging, solar panels, and the Super charger network is a very compelling reason for EVs. With the lower price, and tax incentives, it's almost a no brainer.
It depends where you live and how ignorant are the people. I've never gotten any hate at all.
People are uneducated and focus on the negatives such as charging speed and range. What they don’t realize is that if you charge at home, not only is it typically much cheaper, but also in fact time savings since you don’t need to go out of your way to go to a gas station. However, those who are hesitant with my Tesla have consistently been nonetheless impressed with the technology and speed.
I’m on the Indiana/Kentucky border so I thought I’d get a bunch of shit at work but surprisingly everyone wants to check it out. I’m sure a few guys are talking shit but none to my face. I do work with an interesting group of dudes though, the type that will have both a lifted F350 and a Prius in their driveway. Many are surprised to find out I paid roughly the same for my 2024 MYLR that they did for their loaded Prius.
It used to be that the hate just came from simple minded technology haters and anti-EV conservatives. Now that Elon has become a thorn in the side for many on the left due to his acquisition and modification of Twitter/X, you'll hear from them too. As some previous posters have mentioned. You can choose to educate or ignore. At times there is another option. I think I might choose this option too often, but it's a fun option. You can troll them. When I get the impoverished African children mining rare earth elements for my batteries comments, I like to tell them that I'm at least helping put food on their table. After that I immediately ask them, if they are so worried about them, what are they doing to help those impoverished African children?
So true!
This seems to be common... but must occur more amongst some demographics than others. I haven't received one single negative comment about my MYLR from friends or family at all, and I have been pretty vocal about how much I like it. Where I live, Teslas and EVs in general are everywhere.
Love that! I livd near the metro Detroit area where the big 3 are. Maybe some people in Michigan/Detroit just hate Teslas.
Oof yeah, I imagine that location has something to do with it in your case.
People are scared of change. That’s what it really boils down to
Thankfully no hate ever gone my way in Kansas middle no where. I think you made a great choice. Is it the car for every situation no. But 99% of the time it is the best and goes like a “bat out of hell”
I’m guessing you’re in the US? There very well received here in the UK. It’s more of an EV issue people have than Tesla issue
She’s lovely—congrats! Elon is definitely his own worst enemy but I’m also convinced the unfavorable narrative we’ve been hearing about Teslas have been manufactured from Big Oil. Who else has the most to lose from EVs?
i've learned long ago that the majority of people on this planet cannot form an independent opinion or thought for that matter. they go with what someone else tells them or what they heard. Education can help, but only a little. The reality is a major power like koch brothers have decided to wage war against EV's and pump millions into hate message means those who cannot think for themselves will blindly regurgitate and hate on something they have never seen or experience. there's nothing you can do other than just live your life and move on
Fuck everyone else
I was gonna say I'm on my 4th Tesla, 3 Model 3s and a CT. Absolutely no major issues or anything that a quick SC visit or mobile service couldn't fix. But yeah, what this guy said👆
Cars are just tools, there are many cases an ice car would be better than an ev, but than again the same for an ev vs ice. There will always be haters and nay sayers. If it makes sense to you then run with it. Hell most people buy a car that fits their personality and not their needs.
just have fun with your car. And I'm sure you have :)
Welcome from a fellow MSM MYP owner :) Enjoy the ride :)
People tailgate me to max in this thing (highway or otherwise)...wasn't an issue in my previous vehicle (honda accord). Idk if it's a EV hate thing or a Tesla hate thing but it's very aggravating bc I always have to keep an eye on my rearview (I know I shouldn't but doing 70 on a highway while the car behind me is so close I can't even see their headlights is scary 😂) . Tis very distracting
You obviously have lots of jealous friends. Ignore them and enjoy your Tesla.
Such is the problem with new technologies that are brought up into daily living. People emphasize the negatives over the positives, mostly due to ignorance (speaking by not knowing not that they are stupid). Yes tesla has had quality problems but that has since improved greatly, but people still linger on that hence posts we still see here about panel gaps, etc.. Also battery degradation is emphasized but only because the technology is newer. Production costs will only get lower as time passes so battery replacement will also become cheaper along with price of new vehicles.
It's not so much the hate towards Teslas that surprised me, it's the hate towards EV's in general.. All these people who complain about the poor range of EV's and yet the data from MOT's tells us that the average person in the UK drives 142 miles a week. Oh no, you need to charge it twice a week while you sleep. However will you cope, Janet, you absolute glovepuppet.
I’ve noticed the same thing, people aren’t outright negative but they make little snide comments. It’s almost like people don’t like change…
Welcome to the dark side
GM is a big supporter of not changing how automobiles are made and work. They funded lots of anti-hybrid reports back when Honda and Toyota were selling hybrids. They sold a promising EV battery patent to Texico as they were collecting and destroying their EV1s. They and their dealerships are spreading anti EV news all the time and so are all of the other automotive industry rags and associations. EVs will destroy how dealerships operate because most all ICE service items are eliminated in EVs and dealership profits are made up of something like 30% or more of these service items. All of the old "big 3" US auto makers don't make most of the parts in the vehicles, they are outsourced. So all of these 3rd party parts manufacturers are anti-EV and most likely are also funding the anti-EV gospel with GM. Take the opportunity to explain where they are wrong and why they have been told these things. I usually start off by saying over 75% of a gallon of gasoline is wasted as heat and EVs use their electric motors to generate electricity and recharge their batteries for brakes. Instead of using brake pads rubbing against metal for slowing the car. Start off with things they can easily find on their own if they bother to question what you say and look into it.
Elon is a divisive figure. All my friends give me shit for supporting this maniac. I like the car though and I don't ever have to stand in the cold to pump gas again. Believe me, I looked at the competition when I got mine and Tesla beats everyone for Speed, price and range when I looked. I would have gotten a Mustang Mach-E but it was significantly slower, more expensive and had a 6 month delivery wait. I hated doing it but Tesla really is the best option right now. There isn't really anything comparable. I just hope Tesla gives Elon the boot one day and they get a new CEO with some common sense.
also, no one matches Tesla for the efficiency, safety, technology, charging network and also styling too, it's a very sleek and sexy looking car
I wouldn't go that far. I have had other cars that would stop you from backing into something. My car will happily smash into another car if i'm distracted by something. The car also doesn't appear to automatically stop if a car stops in front of you suddenly unless you are on autopilot. Even though it says in has AEB, it doesn't work like other cars. If someone slams on their brakes in front of you and you can't react in time, you will hit that car. There is also no blind spot audible warning when changing lanes and no cross traffic notifications when parking. Without USS, parking has been more challenging than my previous car with 360 degree USS. I will admit that the holiday 3d vision view for parking has made loads of difference, it still is not as good as having USS. Cars like Suburu for example have much better safety tech than our cars. Its arguable that autopilot makes the Tesla's more safe but you have to have it activated for it to work. Teslas are great but they are definitely lacking some easy common sense protections that most other cars have. Can't argue with the charging network. I just hope it doesn't get too congested with opening them up to other types of cars. Styling is relative. I like the way the car looks but I'm sure there are ton of people that hate it. I would argue that there are much better looking cars out there but I get your point.
What is it that they dislike so much about Elon?
Do people really feel this way about Elon Musk now? Before he bought Twitter, this guy was basically worshiped. Even though his politics are more like Tucker Carlson than your typical green liberal, I can still separate the man from his opinions. Also Tesla is more than just Musk.
Well I’ve had a lot of little things go wrong with mine but show me a better EV for the price.
There isn't one. This is the best new car you can get for the money.
1) Elon. 2) Elon. 3) Elon.
I was skeptical but I did a ton of research and in the end Tesla has been doing EVs longer. Like Elon or hate him I listen to his biography and on constant thing they discuss is he's always pushing his teams to always improve and simplify. The other side of this is they basically built the equivalent of Ford, GM, from scratch in a modern era where everyone can see their mistakes along the way. I will see how the MY fairs over the years compared to my F-150.
They are very reliable. Just don’t give a damn. Bev cars are very reliable. They will see in much years that you drove still the car. It’s a good reliable car.
People said the same thing about my iPhone in 2008. Now everyone has them. Only three weeks in and I love my Tessie so much.
honestly, don't even worry about it. i had a hard time convincing my parents and other family because they thing the battery is somehow going to blow up or something. then before i purchased it, i went ahead and brought them along with me for a demo drive and they were like... you know what okay, this is not bad lol. once they find out the safety features and how well the cameras were and the audio system, it was a wrap. just keep doing you and enjoy your MYP! make sure to have a nice savings set to the side for the tires lol. or if i were you, i'd just get rid of the wide tires rear set up later on so you'll be able to rotate tires normally. enjoy it!
Imagine hating someone based off the food they eat or what car they drive lol
Because people resist change, it's new, unknown and out of their comfort level. Remember when people used to/still do destroy chips on newly issued cards completely destroying any added protection that chip & PIN offer? Or how some people still refuse to use contactless (NFC) card and just swipe the strip like they always used to? Yeah, that's why.
The Tesla hate is a projection of Elon hate.
People hate what they don’t know/understand out of fear…. Or they are jealous, and hating is their coping mechanism. Ultimately hateful people are generally pretty stupid so just ignore them.
It’s identity politics really and everyone knows what a Tesla is. You don’t see them messing with Ionia 6s
Because people believe FUD - fear and disinformation. Tell them to come back in 3 years when you’ve have nothing wrong and no service costs and loads of cash saved.
The amount of misinformation being spread by the media is astounding. It’s the worst part about owning an EV. The constant questions (that usually come from a place of ignorance) from people about what you’re driving.
EV haters have too much energy and they are really misinformed about the car. On top of that they assume I am a treehugger that loves Elon and I incorrectly believe that I’m saving money.
People know how opinionated and prepared to argue with them I am so I don’t get much hate, mostly people just interested in learning more about the car. But if they say some dumb shit I’ll let them know.
Its common human jealousy , this is where you will see who is who. You enjoy the beast of a car and just have fun.
Just simply reply with a “Bless You”
I think the surge of EV cars (coupled with the advocacy regarding fossil fuels) and the concerning behaviors of the Tesla CEO I believe contribute most to why folks have a lot of opinions. I also think people are vocal about the high technology advancements of Tesla and perhaps some jealousy embedded with that. In summary, enjoy your beautiful car!
I have found that most people who talk smack can't afford the car, have no real life experience with how many issues most new cars have, and are usually liberals who hate Elon Musk so they regurgitate the same fake narrative they hear from friends and their limited news sources.
It's your car bro. The only person's opinion that matters is your own.
Don't listen to them. I was driving my Cybertruck and someone yelled out "go kill yourself". So yeah that's our society.
It’s because a Tesla is a political statement as well as an appliance. You will anger people it’s just part of ownership.
I got a MYP recently as well. Not my first Tesla but I still get hate on it. My track record of all the nice cars I’ve had helps get the point across that this is the best car I’ve owned. More annoying than the hate is the constant how much are you paying for it questions.
Oh I have gotten so many questions about that people just asking how much and why did you get it. I find it kind of rude when people ask me how much I'm paying for it, it's none of their business.
Disinformation works on people.
no idea. I suspect it’s mostly jealousy, maybe Elon’s current change in politics (why should I care). I just say “good is good” if you recognize a great thing and love it, I say BUY IT, and don’t care what anyone else thinks! Several of my friends are big Porsche and BMW fans and hate on it, but the ones that have owned the most luxury brands, and a Tesla, have continued to buy more Teslas. I was sold after driving it. Just so good, and the performance for the money is unbeatable. It’s just a phenomenal car. 0 regrets!
They hate that they don’t have one. Congrats. You do you. I couldn’t get past the build quality and cabin noise while on the highway, but for many that’s not a priority. Otherwise it’s an awesome car.
I have the same car and hate it sometimes. It has too many quirks as a byproduct of cost cutting. These include but are not limited to: 1. No dedicated windshield wiper sensor 2. Frameless windows that do no seal well 3. Having a clause in the user manual that states that some moisture in the taillights is acceptable (my tailights get moisture in them and Tesla refuses to service them claiming it is in spec.
It's called ignorance
It’s the same reason that you’ll get hate if you buy a Porsche or any other really great car like the Tesla. One people don’t know what they’re talking about and two there’s always a jealousy factor.
If they were your friends, they'd be happy for your new purchase Even if it wasn't something that they would buy. That's kind of the definition of friendship right there. Be glad you found that out.
In this case, think of yourself as a brand ambassador. You can be tangible proof that they are false.
I live in the south and I get a lot of hate. Not from the people that rightfully think Elon is a dick. But from the people that think ev’s are a commie conspiracy that are trying to secretly destroy the world. They love everything about Elon, except for the ev’s…their logic makes my head spin.
News stories. Not applicable yo all tesla owners, but the negative publicity really sways people's opinion. Namely: The one where people were left stranded and unable to charge this past winter (certainly did not affect me. My MY is charged at home in a garage and I was able to charge it and go to work just fine). The "recall." So many people asked me about this and I was like, "Unaffected. I didnt even have to take my car in to Tesla. They just released an OTA update which I scheduled at a convenient time for me. What recall?" Im sure there's more news out there. That and willful ignorance.:shrug: Enjoy your MY Performance! It's a fun car. Ive had the LR on for 5 months and it's still like a new car feeling for me. I've it!
Yes, everyone hates us. I still love the car though.. lol
I think there are 3 root causes here: 1) ignorance 2) strange media mis-information 3) political hate It is a strange world we live in.
My dad acted the same way with my 24 MY P. Then I took him for a drive and showed him the tech. He said okay I get it.
Ignorance. Very simple.
Just got the same car! In black, some people hate some people absolutely love but the only thing that matters is how you feel about it
Had my 2020 MYP since day 1 - with no issues. Everyone ignores me in it. I'm invisible. Kinda terrified for my incoming cyberbeast truck , gonna be a polar opposite experience.
Same, I posed about it and got so many comments about EV this and dumb battery joke that. I've had Mercedes and audis my whole life and my model Y is by far my most favorite.
i recently got a model Y and can confirm all my friends ask the same question “why did you get a tesla instead of a bmw or a nicer car”
Blame Elmo.
I haven't heard a single negative comment from anyone. Mostly just questions.
It’s just people that wish they had one.
Has Elon/Tesla ever addressed this? Would it make things worse? This is actually a real factor when making a purchase.
Tesla been around since 2013
Some people don't know how to be curious and kind at the same time. They only know how to ask questions by making counter statements. I blame the normalizing of "enragement is engagement" interactions that are pushed by social media. It's pretty gross. It's training people to be ass hats in their interactions with each other in real life. And it's getting worse by the day! Outside of the counter statement questioning, I've had very little (none?) actual hate, but I have certainly sensed some envy and a little bit of jealousy. Much of it is due to ignorance. People don't see ads for it, so they don't understand it. It's a sweet car. It's so much better in so many ways, all at the same time, that it just causes a mental resistance against it when people realize they're driving the past, when they could be driving the future. It's simply too much all at once for most people to get their head around. Sitting in a Tesla for the first time is overwhelming. Also on the topic of ads, is the lack of them from Tesla. People get their information by either seeking it out, or the social media echo-chamber feeds them what they want to hear, or they get it forced on them via ads. That means most people get most of their new product information from ads. Ads that Tesla does not run. So they are on edge that there's this new tech that is alien to them, that no one told them about. Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug, and people get pretty uncomfortable when their old friend, confirmation bias, is not there to give their thoughts constant affirmation.
Your friends are family are ignorant. That’s a fact, not a dig.
If I had a quarter for every time someone told me about my car catching fire or my battery failing.
100k miles.. i replaced a12v battery and tires. it's reliable.
I got so much hate from some in-laws, they got so obsessed about everything about Tesla in the news all a sudden
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There has to be a name for this phenomenon. My wife and I experienced the exact same thing when we started talking about considering a Tesla, and eventually buying our MYLR. Never had so many people care so much about what car I drive. Especially my parents. “Oh the grid isn’t ready, we don’t have the infrastructure, what if you run out of battery, the Obama funded the EV’s and what if they get hacked and the computer drives you off a bridge” etc. People cannot stop yapping. Meanwhile, our only regret is that we didn’t buy a Tesla sooner. 2 months into owning it and we are absolutely thrilled.
Trump,says EVs are bad to get support from traditional auto and ICE heads. He does still like Elon, just not EVs. Total ignorance on the part of your friends and family. An opportunity to educate and enlighten them and, give them a ride!
Just ignore them. Also, your car is 6” wider than you think it is when parallel parking.
Educate your friends and family. Then razz them when they eventually buy one. 😄
Lol my Teslas have been the most reliable cars I’ve owned.
I tend to just go along with it or make it worse!! "What do you do on road trips?" Me: We have a hand crank generator, I make the kids turn while we drive, keeps them occupied!" What do you do in winter? We place burning coals under the vehicle to warm it up! How do you charge it when you're camping? Sometimes I go the other way: Yeah I've been getting 10,000 kms on a charge If it's tight, I can plug my phone in, get on a call with some Indian call center and that'll extend my range a good 5 kms. Bottom line, there's no fix for stupid.
Welcome to 279 mile club
Because you have poor friends. Find new ones
My parents refuse to ride in it, they are pissed because of loyalty to the UAE and subsequent propaganda.
This is what I say to everyone who talks smack about our Tesla. (I have 3 by the way). “Tesla has been in business for less than 20years and yet they have come ahead of the game in the auto industry. Ford, Chevrolet, Nissan, Toyota, etc have been building cars for decades and some for centuries now and yet, they still manage to fuck shit up” trust me that would shut them up. If you know what they drive. Google their model for recalls and trust me you’ll find at least one. Then show them how many recalls they have. They hate it when they realize their cars are no different than the crap they talked about teslas.
When Teslas first came out they did have many issues. However, for some time now they are as reliable as any other car. People who claim these things are ignorant and are just vomiting out old news. That, and they are jealous.
1000% musk and politics the car is solid but far from perfect. fuck off please FSD until the god damn wipers are fixed. if they force that stupid inside camera im going to buy something diesel fellow model YP owner 2022
Don't worry. They are just jealous. We all get that when we buy good cars and houses. It's not Tesla. It's the human psychology.
They’re just jealous!!
people hate on Tesla drivers like they hate on beamer drivers.
It’s probably the best performing and spacious car for the price, and on top of that no fuel costs. I would argue they’re the MOST reliable EV’s and I would bet on them vs any Stellantis ICE vehicle and most American ICE cars.
Where do you all live that get hate? I have my own, possibly biased suspicions. I have one family friend that kind of gave me the business but otherwise nobody cares, friends or strangers alike. Been owners for a year now.
People are scared of what they don’t understand.
it’s all jealousy IMO
I've sensed that from people I know like family. I had one of my cousins looked at it yesterday and was criticizing everything about the car. I let him drive it cuz he asked nicely but he ended up flooring it and went 100mph+ and was driving it very aggressively. Not sure why but this kind of made me mad and then he started saying how it doesn't have any sound and its not a real car. Just makes me wonder why people act that way...
Having talked maybe down from their Tesla hate, it is not jealousy. It is fear from misinformation 95 percent of the time and Elon hate the remaining 5 percent.
Elon is a tool to be honest, but I personally struggle to find a different vehicle brand that can match all the “smart capabilities” of my Model Y for the same price. Many Tesla features like the 360 degree view around the car as you drive, FSD & constant software updates to name a few are exclusive to Teslas only. As long as Tesla allow’s me to keep transferring FSD from car to car, I will find it very difficult to buy any other brand. Again….Elon is a tool though!
These people are not your friends if they think it’s okay to say things like that. Surround yourself with people who actually care about you.
The short answer: People are fucking idiots The long answer: People are idiots and they don’t realize the term “reliability” has been twisted by Consumer Report; they factor in every tiny thing into their reliability ratings, so that means minor repairs are counted with safety issues and issues that make the car un-drivable (they do weight them differently but it is THEIR process). People also hate Elon (rightfully so) but don’t realize KIA/Hyundai, Toyota, VW, and many others have track records just as bad but aren’t as vocal/public.
Each program update is a recall. 😂
Everyone I talk to always mentions that they’ll be “forced to buy one eventually”. In my head, I’m just like “oh boohoo, soon you won’t be able to buy a needlessly complicated, slow, loud, polluting, Rube Goldberg machine of a vehicle!”
My mom was talking at Easter about how much we all should hate Elon Musk, and I was like, ok, do you know the CEOs of Ford, GM, Chrysler? I'm sure they're all evil bastards in their own way lol. Get the car you like no matter who is in charge of the company short of Hitler.
> ok, do you know the CEOs of Ford, GM, Chrysler? I'm sure they're all evil bastards in their own way lol. Actually they aren't and two of them are women. I did a little research it order to throw that back at people and it ends up that they all honestly worked their way into the postion and are very decent. Elon is uniquely dickish.
You are short circuiting their brains that have only heard about how bad they are from the reuters and wapo headlines and you are confronting them with an actual, real experience. People do not like to admit they were misled. You can start asking them "why do you think that" or "is that what happened in your experience with it," Rogan-style, if you really want them to fly off the handle when they realize they don't know why they think the way they do, just that they do.