Reply To: Buying a Tesla and earning points / cashback

[BJ]

Thanks all fir feedback on EV and reliability Apologies @OP for prompting the thread to go off on a tangent but hopefully you have found itvusedul and interesting too.

@BBB, the bad press I was referring to was not right-wing press v EV but reliability of Tesla v other EV and reporrsvthay Tesla were manipulating data to suggest it was less poor than it is.

On running costs, the best time to own and run an EV is clearly going to end soon it is obvious that loss of fuel duty from ICE needs to be replaced.

On origin of EV; are most Tesla not already nuilt in China and India?

On take-up; based on my neighbours recent car purchases it is hard to believe demand is slowing in the UK. On my last visit to Thailand the change was astounding, where every other car used to be a Toyota or Honda, the roads in Bangkok now seems like a flood of BYD and other Chinese EV. I read an article while there that gas stations may in future change to battery stations if models can be developed for battery leasing and rapid replacement to cut loses on charging time. However, I imagine that improved battery technology will mean such never gets off the ground.

On the later comments on styling, I always thought tge Tesla styling a bit odd in that it is remarkably similar to a 1990s Hyundai Lantra. Not that I think there is anything wrong with that design because it looked good then and still does now, it is just that the shape of cars moved on in the last 25 years.