Nearly one-third of Tesla owners in the Netherlands are considering selling their vehicles due to controversies surrounding Elon Musk, according to a new survey by EenVandaag. The study, which included over 26,000 panel members, fou

Summary

A survey in the Netherlands revealed that 31% of Tesla owners are considering selling their cars due to Elon Musk’s controversial actions, including his involvement in politics and handling of misinformation on X (formerly Twitter).

About 40% feel embarrassed to own a Tesla, though 51% say Musk’s behavior doesn’t affect their view of the car.

Musk’s leadership of X has also driven users away, with 46% leaving or considering leaving the platform.

Parallel criticism of Mark Zuckerberg for removing fact-checking has fueled similar debates over tech leadership and misinformation.

  • WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I heard that Tesla lies about the range, it’s lower than they say.

    https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/

    About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters. The automaker last year became so inundated with driving-range complaints that it created a special team to cancel owners’ service appointments.

    • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      The range in the dashboard is optimistic because the car does not know where you are going. The range in the navigation is pessimistic and usually spot on within ± 2%.

      • WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        It’s not just because the car doesn’t know where you’re going. It’s an intentional lie that Elon Musk specifically ordered. From the article:

        The directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, this person said.

        “Elon wanted to show good range numbers when fully charged,” the person said, adding: “When you buy a car off the lot seeing 350-mile, 400-mile range, it makes you feel good.”

        Tesla’s intentional inflation of in-dash range-meter projections and the creation of its range-complaints diversion team have not been previously reported.

        • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
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          51 minutes ago

          As much as I hate the guy, that just says exactly what I just said, the range is optimistic by default. Which is how every brand new EV I have ever been in measures its range when not moving/navigating, if estimated range is even shown.

          Applies to non-EVs as well, they don’t go: “we will show the worst possible range estimation so we look bad”. They show the range estimate of an old granny going 30 in a beautiful Californian summer and then slowly correct it once more data is available.