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Two-Thirds of Americans Now Say They Wouldn’t Drive a Tesla (www.theolympian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Two-thirds probably can't even afford a new car if they wanted one

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

In an unsurprising twist, general sales across the various markets are down even more than expected in the first quarter of 2025, which means consumers are either poorer and/or holding onto their money out of fear.

Coupled with what's happening in the government, and we're sprinting towards a general recession—potentially even worse in rural areas.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

Part of me wants to say "good".

I realize all the nuances and negative implications, but...I don't know. Maybe America needs to be godsmacked a little.

Note: My thoughts change hourly on this so take this with a boulder of salt.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Lower-end cars keep getting more and more expensive in the USA, meanwhile they're getting cheaper in some other countries due to competition from Chinese cars.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The tariffs certainly aren't helping consumers in the US either

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Those people should probably buy a used car before tariffs put those out of reach too.

But hey it's not like you need a car to exist in America right?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And the other 1/3 wouldn't drive any EV?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The other 1/3 are members of the Fuck Cars community and just laughed as a response, which was marked down as "unsure."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Let’s get it down to just Nazis driving Teslas.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Let's ask Thelma and Louise

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can't wait for aix to buy Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Not like the SEC will stop him