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Tesla owners are overwhelmingly men, and the most common occupations are engineer, software engineer, and manager of operations, one study found.

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[–] Kaiser@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a white man, making six figures with a stem job is love to have a Tesla. My 200 year house and it’s wiring disagree however. πŸ˜”

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[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tesla's are Thermomix for tech bros.

[–] SMT42@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean Model 3 is also now literally the #1 bestselling car in the entire world

[–] Arcturus@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Also quite popular in China. Really it's the most affordable non-Chinese option, outside the US market. Unless you count the Tata Nexo, in which case, the Chinese options would be better...

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[–] ProIsh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is true for me, I have an S.

I'll also never buy another tesla again but I'll drive this until the wheels fall off. It's 5 years old now.

[–] gever4ever@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

How is the battery holding up? All Tesla owners I know sold theirs before the 2 year mark worrying that they might need to replace the battery for the price of a new car, always sounded like a misconception to me.

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[–] Jeff@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Dmw009013@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Teslas are now the more expensive finance bro Patagonia vests, but on the road I’m seeing more polestars and other Ev’s.

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