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> Meanwhile the Rivian pick-up I test drove feels like an actual vehicle on the inside and had better handling In Model 3 and Model Y, it is clear that Tesla i
by gopalv 3y ago
> Meanwhile the Rivian pick-up I test drove feels like an actual vehicle on the inside and had better handling
In Model 3 and Model Y, it is clear that Tesla is cutting corners where it can & the gap between those and a Model S Plaid is stunning.
The Rivian, EQS, Mach E and Taycan were head and shoulders above my Model 3, but also in a slightly different price range.
My car feels like a Toyota with a Tesla touchscreen the way it feels inside (at least it understands my accent when I ask it to change the temp on voice). The Kia EV6 GT is probably a close comparison or the new Prius in the way it looks.
Definitely overpaid to get access to the highway Supercharger network. My friends drove from SF to Chicago round-trip in a Model 3 in the winter break and when Tesla starts charging Rivians everywhere, it will be somewhat of a game changer.
Because of that, I think Tesla as sort of a Ford meets Exxon, they make a trickle of money off the chargers, more if they have CCS - I'm actually waiting for them to stab me in the back and ship a Tesla with a standard CCS, making me carry around a "dongle" to charge my old model.
- bottlepalm 3y agoWhen it comes to software, Tesla is lightyears ahead.
- dzhiurgis 3y agoSo ahead that you can’t turn screen or that dumb animation off
- bottlepalm 3y agoThe neat thing is Tesla can and does update their software OTA, even for really old models. So maybe some day you'll be able to drive without any instrumentation to bother you.
- dzhiurgis 3y agoI would love if these was lite model with just giant speed indicator. But by the time they perfect their software my car won’t receive updates anymore.
- sidlls 3y agoIf Tesla counts as “lightyears ahead” that whole sector of the industry is in poor shape. Tesla’s software is an absolute mess of poor UX and bugs
- discordance 3y agoYep, you're right, the automotive industry's software is in incredibly poor shape.