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Tesla US sales drop to nearly 4-year low in November

Every time I see a CyberTruck out in the wild, I feel like reality is broken.

The level of disaster of that rollout, combined with D.O.G.E. and "Mechahitler" Grok, has forever tarnished the Tesla brand. I suspect there is a sizable group of people who will never buy a product by that brand ever again (or at least as long as Musk is at the helm).

2 days agoby jaredcwhite

> the rest of its lineup is older models with minor refreshes.

minor refreshes = removing critical controls like turn signal and drive select stalks.

Who would want to go from several dedicated tactile controls in model s/x to no stalks and few controls?

2 days agoby m463

From TFA:

”The end of credits hit many EV rivals harder. Overall U.S. EV sales fell more than 41% in November and Tesla's market share rose to 56.7% from 43.1%, the data showed.”

So EV sales are down, less so for Tesla than other makers, but someone needed a catchy headline? I mean, I have absolutely no love for Tesla, but am I wrong in thinking that this is a little click-baity?

2 days agoby mikestew

If Tesla fires Musk I'll buy one of their cars that day

2 days agoby holtkam2

That's an illuminating headline compared to the bubble I exist in. Living in the eastside suburbs of Seattle, it's common to see three or four Teslas whizz by one after another.

2 days agoby aneesyaz

I'm still shocked they have any sales at all. You couldn't pay me to drive around in one of Musk's Hitler-mobiles. There is no way I would pay money for one of his cars or support him in any way.

2 days agoby frogperson