I was a Tesla skeptic for years, then I rented a Model 3 on Turo about a year after it was first released, and was hugely impressed. It really is a fantastic ca

I was a Tesla skeptic for years, then I rented a Model 3 on Turo about a year after it was first released, and was hugely impressed. It really is a fantastic car by any standard: quiet, smooth, powerful, precise steering and good handling, etc. I thought the center screen and overall control scheme was innovative and a thoughtful way to keep costs down, and I was impressed by some of the other innovative tech (no analog fuses, etc.) I bought one and was super happy with it for three years, then sold it during the pandemic. But I don't know what has happened to Tesla since then. The Model Y is nice, but just a slightly inflated Model 3. The Model S and Model X refreshes are unimpressive and the basic design of those cars is over a decade old now. The Tesla Roadster never shipped, despite them taking $50k deposits on them. They've only "delivered" a few hand-made Semis. The Cybertruck is a joke and apparently vaporware. "FSD" is technically impressive but nowhere near usable and probably has no path to ever get there. I think Musk pulled together a really impressive team and probably managed to burn them all out or scare them all off to get the Model 3 shipped, and they're just coasting since then.