Originally Posted by LexsCTJill

This is just not true universally. While many people want to look cool and keep up with the Joneses, some need to new cars, some like the new tech as well the idea of not purchasing gas. The drawback is charging and lots of plugging in and plugging out, but the younger generation do not have as big an issue with it. The Tesla brand has very strong brand cache, and its different from MB/BMW or Audi. A Tesla is cheap to fuel, is totally different, drives very fast and is all over the press.


It doesn't matter now much growth Tesla has. What matters is making money and it is profit that matters. The car company that makes the cheapest, and longest lasting product is the company that will win. Tesla recalls have electrified in the last little while, just before New Years 450,00 cars were recalled for something small like a camera mounted on the truck might cause a crash. Tesla is one massive battery recall away from a massive disaster

Originally Posted by Hameed

And there is the closing statement of doom and gloom that you always make about Tesla lol. 👍

Originally Posted by Hameed

And there is the closing statement of doom and gloom that you always make about Tesla lol. 👍

Originally Posted by EZZ

Good thing Tesla went with the much safer cylindrical batteries vs the pouch or prismatic. The recalls have been primarily related to the prismatic for GM and Hyundai. Not a coincidence that the next generation batteries are all large form factor cylindrical.

Originally Posted by Hameed

But you still have to go through the other objections that LexsJill never stops talking about - the onerous chore of constantly plugging in and out etc

And in the same post she complimented someone on buying a Tesla and how great it will be that the owners kids will grow up loving a Tesla......

Originally Posted by DaveGS4

Hameed, please put lexsctjill on your ignore list

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/pro...?do=ignorelist

Originally Posted by SW17LS

To anybody who follows business and specifically the tech segments, the comparisons between Tesla and Apple make a ton of sense. Tesla is truly the Apple of cars.

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

in the sense of 'cool/trendy to own' and 'cool tech' sure, but in many ways, absolutely not.

tesla product quality is crap compared to apple.

tesla has loads of gimmicky / juvenile features, apple doesn't do that.

tesla is not known for great customer service, apple is.

tesla only sells direct. apple sells direct and through retailers.

Originally Posted by LexsCTJill

Seeing how Tesla is at the bottom for reliability in CR and other brands have recalls for batteries. At some point Tesla will have some battery recalls. So far so good though And I am not wrong when I say that the cheapest, longest lasting EV will win.

Originally Posted by EZZ

Tesla crushes it again. Exceeds the high on analyst expectations. They can't build them fast enough...

Tesla delivered 936,172 electric vehicles in 2021, with the fourth-quarter setting a new record

Originally Posted by SW17LS

All of the Tesla doom and gloom predictions are continually disproven, and once they are those detractors move the goalposts and predict another threshold where Tesla will fail. Tesla is not going to fail. The future is very bright for Tesla.

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

in the sense of 'cool/trendy to own' and 'cool tech' sure, but in many ways, absolutely not.

tesla product quality is crap compared to apple.

tesla has loads of gimmicky / juvenile features, apple doesn't do that.

tesla is not known for great customer service, apple is.

tesla only sells direct. apple sells direct and through retailers.

Originally Posted by Bob04

Don't be so sure. Their unwillingness to accept unions may be their downfall. It has put them at a disadvantage with tax credits in proposed legislation. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Originally Posted by Bob04

Don't be so sure. Their unwillingness to accept unions may be their downfall. It has put them at a disadvantage with tax credits in proposed legislation. Live by the sword, die by the sword.