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Tesla Sales Surge as Tax Credits Fuel Demand (www.nytimes.com)
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Incentives and price cuts made Tesla electric cars cheaper than comparable gasoline models. But the company faces growing competition in China, a key marke

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[–] variouslegumes@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The trend towards subscription services for basic features is garbage and replacing controls which should be easily accessible with a touchscreen is stupid if not outright dangerous.

Also isn't a Tesla kind of a "premium" vehicle? For mass adoption they should be affordable without all the silly add-ons that will be woefully our of date in 5 years.

I don't want to own a car that could cost 1k+ dollars to replace the headlights.