Remember when VW fudged their environmental numbers a bit and it was a giant shit show that cost the company billions? I'm sure Tesla will go through the same thing right? right?
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2025
269 points (98.9% liked)
News
28902 readers
4745 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.
Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
7. No duplicate posts.
If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners.
The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
The people who care about such things as honesty or quality have already abandoned Tesla. The people who still wants to buy a Tesla, either still think it's a status symbol like an Iphone in 2009, or they absolutely love being abused by a rich cunt.
It's not going to matter for them at all.
3rd option: they don't give a fuck. The most common answer I have around me about why they still have a Tesla is operating cost. They're going to get a new car every 3-5 years regardless.
I will put those people into the "status symbol" group.
They may not give a fuck about the politics, the quality issues or being lied to, but they still want a Tesla for a reason. They could save money by buying a different car that performs equally or better. So they don't buy it because of the price.
With no other incentive it leads me to the conclusion they want it because they think it makes them look "better" than everyone who doesn't have one.
Federal regulators about to come down on him so hard!
Well, not THAT one, she was fired. And not THAT one, he took the severance. And not THAT one, their child was deported.
They're an American company. So obviously not silly. Unless they get acquired by a foreign company, then it's payday (see Monsanto).
Or GM with their broken ignition locks that killed countless people and ruined people's lifes
I think the main reason why odometers run fast is so that Tesla owners think their swastikars have more range than they actually do.
If this is true it should be easy enough to prove. But I feel like we would have heard about it by now. 72/20 miles is a big difference and people use GPS all the time, which tells you exactly how far your route is.
Eylon Musq da honest businessman, dey said
and they still wonder how do these people got rich
In fairness, Volkswagen has done far worse than Tesla.
Dishonesty, law-dodging and other psychopathic behaviors is a feature of corporations and their owners. It's part and parcel of how enterprises must conduct themselves to thrive in ultra-capitalist societies. This is not limited to the most visible corporate psychopath in the United States or his companies.
Ok, so it’s !fuckcars@lemmy.world then?
Sure. Is there also a matching one for capitalism, since it's far beyond just cars.