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I'm worried it will taint the brand though. After DieselGate, VW's brand isn't a positive.

by shiroiushi 2y ago

GenerWork 2y ago
I feel that at this point most people have either forgotten about DieselGate or simply don't care anymore.
toomuchtodo 2y ago
It is unlikely consumers shun Rivian for VW’s reputational issue.
- northwest65 2y ago
  I've never met anybody that shuns even VW for VW's reputational issue!
ArekDymalski 2y ago
I'm really shocked that anyone is still mentioning Dieselgate and comparing VW to Tesla when people are dying because of faulty Tesla tech: https://futurism.com/the-byte/four-die-trapped-burning-tesla https://futurism.com/the-byte/four-die-trapped-burning-tesla
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  Where exactly did I compare VW to Tesla?
- thebruce87m 2y ago
  1. Those things are completely different and unrelated. It’s ok to be mad at both. 2. There is a difference between faulty and badly designed.
- adriancr 2y ago
  Doors stuck after crash happen in regular cars too, that's why you should have a window smasher in the car.
- l1tany11 2y ago
  Same thing has happened in corvettes. Corvette has has electronic doors since at least the c6 (2005) and just like the Tesla has a manual release. But people still get “trapped” and die. There was even a story of an older guy dying in his corvette from asphyxiation because he couldn’t figure it out in ~30 mins. In fact the Tesla release is more intuitive than the corvette. The corvette has it on the floor, the Tesla it’s right in front of the window switches. In my experience people pull the manual release thinking it’s the primary all the time. But yeah, never mind the fact that electronic door latching has been around in the industry before Tesla even existed, and is present in VW and VW group vehicles let alone most other brands.
dkobia 2y ago
VW cleaned up their image. Now they have a different problem - China is no longer buying and their current offerings are not as interesting to consumers everywhere else.

I'm worried it will taint the brand though. After DieselGate, VW's brand isn't a positive.

GenerWork 2y ago

I feel that at this point most people have either forgotten about DieselGate or simply don't care anymore.

toomuchtodo 2y ago

It is unlikely consumers shun Rivian for VW’s reputational issue.

northwest65 2y ago
I've never met anybody that shuns even VW for VW's reputational issue!

ArekDymalski 2y ago

I'm really shocked that anyone is still mentioning Dieselgate and comparing VW to Tesla when people are dying because of faulty Tesla tech: https://futurism.com/the-byte/four-die-trapped-burning-tesla https://futurism.com/the-byte/four-die-trapped-burning-tesla

shiroiushi 2y ago
Where exactly did I compare VW to Tesla?
thebruce87m 2y ago
1. Those things are completely different and unrelated. It’s ok to be mad at both. 2. There is a difference between faulty and badly designed.
adriancr 2y ago
Doors stuck after crash happen in regular cars too, that's why you should have a window smasher in the car.
l1tany11 2y ago
Same thing has happened in corvettes. Corvette has has electronic doors since at least the c6 (2005) and just like the Tesla has a manual release. But people still get “trapped” and die. There was even a story of an older guy dying in his corvette from asphyxiation because he couldn’t figure it out in ~30 mins. In fact the Tesla release is more intuitive than the corvette. The corvette has it on the floor, the Tesla it’s right in front of the window switches. In my experience people pull the manual release thinking it’s the primary all the time. But yeah, never mind the fact that electronic door latching has been around in the industry before Tesla even existed, and is present in VW and VW group vehicles let alone most other brands.

dkobia 2y ago

VW cleaned up their image. Now they have a different problem - China is no longer buying and their current offerings are not as interesting to consumers everywhere else.