Comments by "" (@mrpmj00) on "Saudi Arabia slashes exposure to Tesla with hedging deal" video.

  1. Do you realize that China is a communist? Do you know what that means? China lies. There is currently high tension in the south china seas between the U.S. and China; what happens to U.S. companies in China if war broke out? The U.S. subsidized Tesla to get progress on batteries but now Tesla shares its technology in China, that wouldn't make the U.S. government happy.
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  2. Because Tesla is a toy, not a car. Demand is drying up or slowing down, thus $2k price cut. $900 million bond due. Tax credit disappearing but competitors have. CA power company PCG going bankrupt. China will steal from Tesla. Nobody talks about autonomous driving anymore because it's fatal. Tesla patents expired Tesla delivery and service in shambles. MAJOR established automaker competitors releasing EV cars.
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  3. ​ @pprocon  Human rights violation, Vietnam war, Korean war, reeducation camps, etc.
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  4.  @pprocon  You seem to love communists so go live with them.
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  5. I test drove the Model 3 with awd and I'll pass. PRO: peppy CON: - https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threadloom/search - unreliable new battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcPEFVI8zZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX2YnUiOkwU - heavy car (with all the batteries) so its tires wear out faster - Not fun because it's driving you with all the computer nannies, you're not driving it. - Stiff suspension, more stiff than even my C7 Corvette Stingray. - GM supercruise beats Mercedes, which beats Tesla Autopilot. http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-autonomous-system-tesla-autopilot-vs-gm- supercruise-head-to-head - Tesla autopilot is not ready and kills its drivers https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/business/joshua-brown-technology-enthusiast-tested-the-limits-of-his- tesla.html?_r=0 - Noisy interior, road noise - In the parking garage, steering wheel was heavy and felt almost like no power steering. - Hate Tesla's regenerative braking, felt like I slammed on the brakes abruptly and hard every time I took my foot off the throttle. Risk of getting rear-ended. Gets fatiguing holding your foot so lightly on the throttle in an attempt to maintain speed. Without regenerative brakes, your foot gets to rest while you're coasting. Lawsuit: http://www.lemonlawcourt.com/tesla-regenerative-braking-lawsuit/ - freebie only comes in black color, other colors are +$2k - freebie only comes with 18 inch steel wheels and hub caps, aluminum wheel is +$2k - charger parts&labor +$2k - Hate giant ugly tablet as the center console - tiny fonts for P/D/N/R - to get black seats, you get ugly geezer woodgrain dashboard - even with tax credit, you still have to pay tax on that amount. - don't like to look to the side to see my speedometer - speedometer number font is tiny? - No Apple Carplay - No sunroof - Teach others how to use the door handle inside and outside. Human-user interface suck. - Ergonomics suck. Instead of a button to press once to do something, I have to clicks several menus and read the choices. Can't turn a knob or button by feel and have to take my eyes off the road, rotate my head, and read. OTHER CONS: - EV introduces 1 BIG problem that we never have to think about before: RANGE ANXIETY!? - There are numerous paid advertisers that were given free cars in exchange for glorified reviews.? - Fires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQVzW63ZWxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eFM9JJMH_0 - Lethal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRrmoyuuaNc - long repair times (1 year): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bQ8FKdpCQ - boring, no soul - woodgrain dashboard is geezer style - if u forget to charge and the battery completely dies (bricked), you have to tow it to a Tesla dealer to get it working. - hot climates drain the battery - higher insurance - takes longer for parts if in an accident - cold weather drops battery range by 40% - Range anxiety. I have to plan ahead for refueling (itineraries). Never had to think about this with combustion cars. - superchargers aren't always enroute so your trip will take longer. - With more Model 3 on the road than before, Tesla service or bodyshop is going to have a long backlog wait times. - autonomous is not ready, car accidents: http://fortune.com/2018/10/31/tesla-model-s-autopilot-crash- lawsuit/ - electric cars are quiet so you're going to hear more other noises than in a combustion engine car engine which hides squeaks, rattles, brake calipers. - The Kona is a SUV which is more desirable to most people than the Tesla Model 3 which is a low car. - Parking range loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO4U8eNTgNA 1 day ago
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