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Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack—despite new keyless tech
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- Authors
- Andy Greenberg, Aarian Marshall, Joe Ray, Carlton Reid, Justin Pot, Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, Matt Burgess, Kate O'Flaherty, Scott Gilbertson
- Published
- May 22 2024
- Word count
- 664 words
I would like to get an electric car when my current car wears out.
I will not buy a Tesla, because Musk.
Are their electric car models that are not hatch backs and are not SUVs ?
I respect your choice to not want a Tesla due to the leadership problem.
I'll only tell you my Model 3 Performance (2022) is one of the best purchases I've ever made, alongside my solar panels and geothermal heat. Fantastically engaging, enjoyable to drive, and supremely functional for everything I've thrown at it.
I applaud you for recognizing we need to stop buying ICE cars ASAP. If you ever want to ask questions from someone on the bandwagon already, feel free to shoot me a note.
Hyundai Ioniq 6 is pretty much a sedan. My partner has considered that but not yet test driven it.
Lucid Air (expensive, small company fighting to survive).
BMW offers an electric sedan or two.
Polestar 2.
There's a few Audi and Porsche that are crazy expensive.
Rivian R1T is a pickup, though if you don't want an SUV you probably don't want a truck either. I rented its SUV-sister for a week and was very impressed by its capacity (ski trip in the Utah mountains).
My brother has the Ioniq6 it's a slick car. He likes it quite a bit.
Technology Connections did a pretty in-depth video on his experience with the Ioniq 5. By and large he loves it.
Have you considered buying a small, cheap electric car to just get you around to the places you want to go? That would extend the life of your ice car, save money on fuel, and also be more environmentally friendly. I'm thinking of something like a Nissan Leaf to just get you around town, or if you live somewhere where they will work, a neighborhood electric vehicle (e. g. https://gemcar.com)
This continues to keep me firmly in the "stay the fuck away from tesla" lane.
If we take musk out of the picture (at least what he says or any behaviors), there's just a level of quality control that isn't there for tesla. I've seen too many people with poor fit and finish issues, or having something straight up wrong which then had their car shipped back to the factory to be fixed, or whatever else. Autopilot and shoddy things like this just continue to show that an unacceptable level of failure for a product this expensive.
Mirror, for those hit by the paywall:
https://archive.is/SEmDQ