• Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Tesla’s depreciation is almost identical to that of every other car model

    Not at all. You might be okay with how fast yours depreciated, but that doesn’t mean it’s in line with other brands.

    And BYD is a newcomer

    They aren’t- They’ve been making cars since before Tesla was incorporated. And they make more BEVs than Tesla, more battery cells than Tesla, and tesla uses BYD cells in some of their cars.

    Just say that you don’t like Teslas

    Okay. I liked my Performance Model 3 for the first 9 months, then it had serious problems. By the time I traded it, I hated it.

    and/or Elon Musk

    Great. Musk is a piece of shit. That’s secondary, but still related to how abysmal Tesla’s repair shops are, how few there are, and how long you need to wait for parts.

    or that China is giving you money.

    I wish. Yo, China. I’m willing to take money, and in exchange I’ll promote BYD as an EV brand. If anybody in China with the authority to make this happen, DM me for wiring instructions. $500k USD a year, access to engineers internally so I can ask questions, and we’ve got a deal.

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      11 months ago

      How much would you pay for an ex-rental car ? The argument is total BS.

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      11 months ago

      Not at all.

      The data I’ve seen disagrees with you, so do you have better data?

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        11 months ago

        See my links further in this thread, and feel free to attempt to disagree with actual industry reporting. And, of course, show us any links you have pretending that Teslas don’t depreciate faster than the highest selling vehicles in the world. Something other than Elon’s tweets.

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            11 months ago

            We don’t have different results, you just can’t seem to read a simple picture for some reason. See how that 2018 Toyota is worth over the 80% line and the Tesla is below the 80% line? I’ve seen self owns here before, but this was impressive.

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              11 months ago

              You’re quick to become insulting. You should look into that, because it makes you seem like a total asshole where it’s entirely possible that you are not one.

              The difference here is that I’m looking at longer ownership times, so I was focusing on year 2012. Toyota is still somewhat better, though, but Toyotas are famous for having very long lives. Volkswagen is at about the same level.

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                11 months ago

                That wasn’t me being insulting. Do you think this EV rental company is comparing their 2012 resale values, or do you think they’re comparing their 3-5 year values? In the US, around two thirds of owners own their car for 5 years or less. This is why the links I posted compared vehicles at 3, 5, and 7 years.