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.

  • boonhet@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Oh right y’all get Toyotas with turbos. Those still use way too much fuel, but at least they have decent power compared to anything Japanese that I see.

    I’m firmly in the “300ish horses should still net me 50 mpg” camp lol

      • boonhet@lemm.eeEnglish
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        17 hours ago

        I can get that kind of mileage out of pretty much anything with a modern 3-liter diesel. Okay chances are that a big SUV would get less mpg, but then I don’t need a big SUV. A Mercedes E-Class or BMW 5-series wagon is big enough for me. I reckon I could also get 50 highway mpg out of an X5 or GLE class, but I haven’t driven those.

        When I had a C-Class wagon (S205), the best I did on a long run was over 60 mpg, though that’s sorta cheating because it’s a 2 liter engine, so only 194 bhp. But the wonderful thing about diesels is that they scale power up easily without increasing fuel consumption too much.