[alkibiades]

top down government technology mandates never work. the early adopters and rich california folks all already have EVs. normal people don’t want them

toyota was right and that’s why i got their hybrid vehicle instead of an EV

[afavour]

I’m a “normal person” and I’d love one. But they’re too expensive and the charging situation near me isn’t great.

[AlexandrB]

When talking about market demand, the only thing that matters is how many people will actually spend money on the thing. Wanting something hypothetically if a bunch of additional conditions are met doesn't really help Tesla. Basically, Toyota was right.

[Ajedi32]

It sounds like you like the idea of EVs but not the reality. I'm in the same boat; it's a cool technology, just not currently very practical for my situation. Maybe future technology and infrastructure improvements will change that someday, but we aren't there yet, at least not for me.

[stephenitis]

I'm curious, how much would you spend on a car?

The $7,500 rebate sort of tweaked with the value system in my head and got my to purchase my model Y. also with not dealing with dealerships was a huge +

[2four2]

I love the rhetoric that simultaneously paints California as rich yet wrong with policy. "Those successful Californians are failures!"

[alkibiades]

wow so right!! those saudi sheikhs must have really good policies too. rich = correct