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by newsclues 1280 days ago
What are the alternatives to Tesla you are considering?
4 comments
porphyra 1280 days ago
Hyundai Ioniq 5 is pretty nice if you can find one without an insane dealer markup.
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tmikaeld 1279 days ago
I tested this one and a lot of others, including the Teslas and polestar 2. The Ionic 5 was the one i was most satisfied with, it’s really spacious, has excellent range, vehicle to grid and even camping mode. With the on-screen rear mirror cameras addon, it’s really hard to beat.

Unfortunately, i had to cancel my booking after the energy crisis became too severe..

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hn_throwaway_99 1280 days ago
Some good options in my research:

Polestar

Ford F150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E

Chevy Bolt (I have a Volt and love that car, still sad it was discontinued)

Lucid cars are beautiful and amazing, but at a luxury price point.

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rayiner 1280 days ago
> Ford F150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E

Wasn't Henry Ford like an actual Nazi?

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alexose 1280 days ago
Henry Ford died 75 years ago?

Also, for what it's worth, modern-day Ford seems very much like the model of a diverse workforce.

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rayiner 1280 days ago
> very much like the model of a diverse workforce.

What has Ford done to make it up to Jews? It's not like different minority groups are fungible.

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hn_throwaway_99 1280 days ago
Try harder. I'm pretty positive Henry Ford isn't benefitting from sales of Fords these days.
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jonathankoren 1280 days ago
Porsche Taycan has had my attention for a while
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bufferoverflow 1280 days ago
That's in a completely different price category from Model Y.
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porphyra 1280 days ago
The upcoming Macan EV might be a closer match in terms of both pricing (hopefully) and utility/size. Probably still pricier than the Y though.
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aliqot 1280 days ago
Rivian truck is nice
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arcticbull 1280 days ago
Has the benefit of existing, too, which is nice.
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luma 1280 days ago
Might want to check recent news. It's questionable if Rivian is going to exist in 12 months.
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throwawayacc3 1280 days ago
>Might want to check recent news

I just did: Rivian is going to meet it's target for 25,000 vehicles produced this year, Amazon is continuing to take delivery of its Rivian electric vans, and preholder count continues to grow... The only "negative" is the Mercedes-Benz deal fell apart due to some Biden administration law that passed (dodged that bullet anyway, Mercedes-Benz makes garbage vehicles).

>It's questionable if Rivian is going to exist in 12 months.

Heard this exact quote about Tesla quarter after quarter 8 or so years ago.

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