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Xiaomi has a lot of issues with batteries and well... Handles. They're prime reason for flush door handle ban. They're also basically "overclocked" to reach spec sheet but are built schokingly poorly (people give Tesla crap for this, yet xiaomi gets a free pass?)
BYD is just behind. Tech is outdated, no remote Bluetooth 5.0 entry, no one pedal driving. Very aggressive safety measures which make the car more dangerous on the road. Not as efficient, I also found it to just lie to me on actual usage of its battery... It didn't add up to what I used during my test drive and where the battery was for it to claim 3.9 kWH/mile
As to why tesla is the best? Nothing in UK currently compares to their cars from 2018. That's just fact. No other car is as efficient and convenient. My 2021 model is still unbeatable when it comes to features. They have dropped the ball hard yet... Only until Xpeng did anyone start actually doing things Tesla drivers take for granted. I'm Scheduled for test drive and I will compare with my own two eyes as opposed to reading/watching biased reviews.
You can see comments and downvotes here alone, people here hate Tesla, that's fine. I'm not buying another one from them either. But facts care not about feelings. They're simply the gold standard we were told to... Ignore and not compare others to? Fuck that.
I could go on for what makes Tesla ahead, but I got a feeling you're not asking in good faith.
oh no, how will we survive.
Tesla is not the gold standard. Tesla engineers left en mass early, and some ended up at Lucid, others at Rivian. Both are far better.
Tesla driver interface is dangerous. They have a problem with motor reliability and the batteries are two generations behind CATL's best. Their 400V architecture is outdated and don't even start to list the stupidity of the Cybertruck design, and poor QC.
BYD has regenerative braking, they avoided one pedal for safety concerns.
Coincidently, Teslas have the worst crash rates of any manufacturer, last two years. Fool's gold standard.
Not really suspension is dog shit & everything is computer.
Most people aren't Tesla drivers though, my car gets me from A to B when taking public transit would be a pain. Bought a Nissan, smoother ride, all the features I want and physical buttons for everything I touch while driving.
Have you considered that it's because you didn't actually explain what you like about your Tesla in either your original post or here.
Sure people hate Tesla but your comments don't give any details on what is good about Tesla, of the 3 EVs i regularly drive/ride in, it's by far the worst, and one of them is just a pickup truck they put batteries in, but it's still more comfortable than a Tesla.
It really doesn't matter why Tesla is superior. "All computer" is not some sort of sin when the "computer" is good. And here lies the duplicity of talking about tesla. Anything that's worse is "dog shit" and everything that's leading, is "all computer" and all computer is now bad? Your phone is all computer and has 3 buttons?
No one is ever going to make good faith arguments. Air con in EVs is a lot better than ice, that's just facts. Good air con is set and forget. So is your wheel position. But you'll see comments only pointing out how lack of buttons is so bad! Because shit air con requires constant adjustment? I have set my car at 21 degrees. It's now at 91k miles, I have not touched it because it does what I told it to? Same with wheel position and mirrors, why would I need to adjust them?
I'm not sure what nissan you have that the suspension is that much superior, I have only driven their leaf, didn't blow me away but I have no other point of reference for Nissan EVs... Is taycan suspension better than model 3? Absolutely. But as a package. Tesla app and "computer" offers features actually used by human owners.
People automatically jump at conclusion I'm shilling tesla. If I did, I would've bought highland or juniper. But I haven't, they're step down in certain ways, suspension is better (and can be fitted to older models) but other things are a down grade vs pre 2024 model.
But we cannot have an honest conversion because 1. Tesla is apparently the worst 2. Tesla will kill you, car literary sets itself ablaze the moment you enter it and 3. Internet just told us to ignore it.
I test drive cars for fun. I live in a very car dealership heaven, I have driven A LOT of EVs and I've yet to find an replacement for my 2021 model 3. As soon as one comes? I'll buy it. Tesla is on downwards spiral. But I won't ignore real world experience just because Musk is a Nazi and their cars are no longer an improvement over their existing models. The sooner we collectively accept that, the sooner European brands will get their shit together and the likes of VW group stop selling shit that looks identical to my old 2016 Skoda.
Always has been, I don't want to be fumbling around in settings when I'm driving,
Cool story but do you have any friends or family that get in your car and want a different temperature, adjusting AC is a pretty common task for most people. If my dog is in my car i'll lower it when he starts panting for example.
I mean your saying shit like Tesla is objectively better because it is all computer, when that isn't what most drivers want.
If you just said you like your Tesla and you like everything being computer, that would be one thing, but you're insisting that's it's better because of the features most people hate but you like and are willing to sacrifice what most people consider more important (suspension & ease of use) so that you get that feature, then claiming all other EVs are worse as if nobody else has used a Tesla and we're all lying about not liking it.
If you can't have a conversation with 1 person, that might be them, but if you can't have an honest conversation with anyone, the problem is probably you.
You're putting words in my mouth.
I didn't say tesla is better because it's all computer. There's nothing but hostility coming from your comments, "cool story", seriously dude? Back to 2009 are we?
I can have this conversation with people in real world, you mean to tell me Lemmy is good representation of public and public perception? If that's the case. Tesla is already dead, we cured world hunger and trans people are no longer in danger, we did it Lemmy! This place is as much of a hive mind as is reddit or twitter. The same behavior just different opinion.
Then hyundai...
Hyundai is the example of Korean car I mentioned.
European cars are only now starting to do something. But it's just the renau plus Dacia and it's only budget lines for now.
You can get Dacia for £11k, which is great; bit not for me.
What features are important to you in a car?
Efficiency - 4 miles per kWh minimum. Obviously that's for saloon / hatchback. Something like model y size 3.5 is acceptable. And this is something I want to verify myself, very few cars achieved this in my test drive.
Key less entry - I'm too used to it. I don't want to go back to having to carry keys. I leave the house with just my phone and watch, both can pay for things and open things. They're locked behind my biometrics so I deem it safe.
Sentry + dashcam - again, this is minimum in today's day and age to me. The car should always be recording. I'm not getting 3d party camera in a car I already paid +40k for.
Fleet control - this is very country dependent. I can charge my car using wall plug and get super cheap rate or use a dummy charger which isn't connected to my electricity supplier and the car will let them know how much electricity the car used and it'll adjust on my bill. In quantifiable terms, this is a saving of 1/4th of charging cost or one of payment of £900 for installing compatible charger per location.
Boot space - I have family, space is needed. The easiest thing for cars to achieve really.
Software - be it accurate navigation, route planning or the touch and feel of it. Tesla Navigation is one I have most experience in. But I have serious confidence in it. I have arrived at home with 0% charge several times because the car said it could. It also got us through insane storm where it also accurately calculated the extra battery drain due to elevation and wind. Do other cars do it? Do they do it well? I know one thing, using Google / apple car play circumvent the in car navigation and charge networks so the built in map is actually important. One day hopefully they start supporting cars and then it'll be non issue.
People hate on screen only, but I genuinely have never had problems with it. My wife also has no issues opening glove box, adjusting AC or changing songs or putting gps...
Driver safety - this is fairly high on the list of things which will male me hate the car. When you watch a car review. Pay attention to when they say "it's super easy to turn off driver attention system!" THAT is a red flag. A car shouldn't have such abysmal safety measures they're annoying and you need to turn them off each drive because they self turn on. MG has the most annoying one and the dealer HAS LITERALLY TURN THEM OFF IN FRONT OF ME before letting me drive the car. I can't express how bad some of these are.
Auto steer and cruise control - pretty much standard now days. I don't need FSD, just simple keep this speed and don't crash and on motorway, keep in the lane for me. Tesla autopilot is very good but others have come a long way over the 8 years.
Look - I want a sporty looking car and interior I want it to be leather like feel, no fabric, no tacky "recycled" look. I'm paying serious money and I want some comfort. It's a low bar and pretty much any car I've test driven in the price range has been good enough comfort wise. I personally like minimalistic, but I'm not opposed to say the Taycan level.
This has been fun to type out. I hope it makes sense. There were many cars which almost made it. I'm waiting for Xpeng test drive which promises all these things. So we shall see. Our model 3 has 91k on it. It's still a great car and if we need to spend another 3 years with it waiting for something new? That's fine.
Well Xiaomi also builds phones shittily. But I'm still continuing to use my Redmi.