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I think for a lot of people (this is just my personal opinion), it is based on arrogance of the leadership at Tesla. Especially their dismissals of the rest of

I think for a lot of people (this is just my personal opinion), it is based on arrogance of the leadership at Tesla. Especially their dismissals of the rest of the car industry which has been around for decades and knows a lot about how to build cars and wild predictions that turn out to be empty. I think lot of people have become emotional about this and want to see Tesla fail just because of the arrogance displayed by its CEO. There’s an equal amount of emotions on the other side though. People who support Tesla no matter what and dismiss all negative facts.

askafriend 7y ago
I think at least some set of people feel that at some level the arrogance matches the achievements. I'm certainly sympathetic to this argument.
_ah 7y ago
I agree... my impression is that people want Elon to be "taken down a notch". Tesla's failure is merely the vehicle (heh) for that comeuppance. It's interesting to note that SpaceX, another Elon venture, seems to have much more goodwill. I attribute this to the fact that Elon has been much more humble about every rocket launch ("we'll be happy if the payload makes it to orbit, forget about that landing nonsense") as opposed to the extreme rhetoric around the cars ("it will drive itself!")
- rootusrootus 7y ago
  I have no desire to see anyone taken down a notch. Except for maybe the wild fanboys who can't believe Tesla isn't perfect. I hope the company succeeds. I think they make a good product, though it has flaws, and I hope they continue to refine it. I think the hype is unnecessary, especially with regards to FSD. At this point I am planning to buy a Tesla myself, but only if they make through the next couple years and actually produce the Y.
  - richardknop 7y ago
    I would like to see a proper SUV as model Y. What they revealed was just hacked model 3 with some custom plates at the back (the door gave it away). I don't believe that's what Y will actually look like (it won't sell if that's the final form as most people wouldn't consider it SUV). They rushed the reveal because they are probably trying to get some hype going in order to raise capital soon. But I really hope they are planning to design Y from ground up as a proper SUV, not just a slightly modified model 3. Although I get that having as many similarities with model 3 as possible would make it cheaper for them to manufacture it as they would have lots of parts in common. But when I think of SUV, I imagine a much bigger car with higher seating, model Y is not an SUV in my mind and in minds of most people I know.

askafriend 7y ago

I think at least some set of people feel that at some level the arrogance matches the achievements. I'm certainly sympathetic to this argument.

_ah 7y ago

I agree... my impression is that people want Elon to be "taken down a notch". Tesla's failure is merely the vehicle (heh) for that comeuppance. It's interesting to note that SpaceX, another Elon venture, seems to have much more goodwill. I attribute this to the fact that Elon has been much more humble about every rocket launch ("we'll be happy if the payload makes it to orbit, forget about that landing nonsense") as opposed to the extreme rhetoric around the cars ("it will drive itself!")

rootusrootus 7y ago
I have no desire to see anyone taken down a notch. Except for maybe the wild fanboys who can't believe Tesla isn't perfect. I hope the company succeeds. I think they make a good product, though it has flaws, and I hope they continue to refine it. I think the hype is unnecessary, especially with regards to FSD. At this point I am planning to buy a Tesla myself, but only if they make through the next couple years and actually produce the Y.
- richardknop 7y ago
  I would like to see a proper SUV as model Y. What they revealed was just hacked model 3 with some custom plates at the back (the door gave it away). I don't believe that's what Y will actually look like (it won't sell if that's the final form as most people wouldn't consider it SUV). They rushed the reveal because they are probably trying to get some hype going in order to raise capital soon. But I really hope they are planning to design Y from ground up as a proper SUV, not just a slightly modified model 3. Although I get that having as many similarities with model 3 as possible would make it cheaper for them to manufacture it as they would have lots of parts in common. But when I think of SUV, I imagine a much bigger car with higher seating, model Y is not an SUV in my mind and in minds of most people I know.