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by lancesells 570 days ago
It seems a bit cultural, a bit practical, and maybe a bit political? Tesla is an American company and seems like it was selling cars. There's no one stopping them so I'm not sure the oil industry is entirely to blame.
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triceratops 570 days ago
It's entirely cultural and political.
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lancesells 569 days ago
Not entirely. I would buy one if there was one I liked that was in the price range I want to spend. It would be practical as in I don't want to pay $25k more than an ICE car for the same quality of vehicle. Neither cultural or political in my case.
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triceratops 568 days ago
The cultural and political element is why there are no cars you want in your price range.
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pstuart 570 days ago
Tesla is a robotics and AI company, according to Musk.
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m463 570 days ago
hmmm... I was thinking "why is self-driving an extra-cost option then?"

but I guess all cars collect driving data for ai training, so each car is involved in ai.

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