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In reply to the discussion: Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics [View all]Miguelito Loveless
(5,506 posts)24. He had the US market sewn up
but then walked away from it. China will come back to haunt him, because his usefulness to China is now over. He stupidly accepted their invitation to build a plant there, ignoring all the obvious sign of a trap. So, he went there, trained all of their production workers on building EVs, basically handed all of Tesla's proprietary tech to them on a silver platter, which China made very good use of.
The Xiaomi SU7 is basically a Model S, with better software, at a Model 3 price point.
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Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics [View all]
ificandream
Wednesday
OP
🤣🤣🤣 People better dump their Teslas - parts will be hard to find and pricey !
Bread and Circuses
Wednesday
#1
Not like it was 40 years ago and longer, when you could just find a car no longer running and get the parts off of it
rpannier
Thursday
#20
So, the Model Y and CyberTrashCanOnWheels are STILL going to be made? er.. glued together?
Exp
Wednesday
#2
In other words, people are not buying them because Musk is a deranged Trump sycophant so just stop making them.
Lonestarblue
Wednesday
#4
I know several people who own Teslas and they are good vehicles, BUT now...no way
Bread and Circuses
Thursday
#31
Guessing maintenance contracts will be terminated and on-board software disabled.
erronis
Wednesday
#6
Their sales went down, when Mu$k turned out to be some South African Nazi. ...
aggiesal
Wednesday
#9
Tesla is "pivoting" away from the electric car business because the genius Musk alienated his main audience
Prairie Gates
Wednesday
#11
I said from when Musk exposed his true colors anyone who buys one is a sucker!
IrishAfricanAmerican
Wednesday
#14
Fewer shitty cars to build more shitty robots that nobody will buy. Brilliant. n/t
flvegan
Thursday
#18
Musk said they will sell humanoids by 2027. "Everyone will want one!" he said. Robot armies in every city?
Doodley
Thursday
#27
As it turns out, Tesla was trying to get out in front of their dismal earnings
Prairie Gates
Thursday
#29
And how many brazillions of dollars did the Tesla leadership give him to keep this brain
travelingthrulife
15 hrs ago
#36