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I would imagine it's a combination of factors. Driver stupidity is probably one of them, but there's no reason for insurance companies not to take increased vandalism into account.
But also, can you imagine the sheer psychological discomfort that must come with driving a Tesla at this point? Seeing videos of Teslas on fire, hearing people shout "swastidumpster" and "fucking nazi" at you when you drive down the street. Look at how defensive some of these people are in videos and on social media where you literally see them openly threatening people. Their stress levels behind the wheel must be through the roof. That has got to affect their driving.
Tesla owner here. Yeah, it sucks.
I live in a rural area without any form of public transit within ~50km, I frequently travel long-ish distances, so I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint by switching to an electric car. After comparing the different options, I went with the one that had the best price / range / charging options / availability for my needs and that happened to be the Model 3 Long-Range.
Fuck me, right?
At this point, I just hope vandals will see my "deport Elon to Mars" sticker before setting mine on fire.
I don't work for Ford, but have been pretty satisfied so far with my Mach E. I just traded in my 2015 Model S 85D for that. Understandable that you might not be in a position to do the same, but all-in, it was cheaper than the model 3, has 300 mile range, and can charge just about everywhere (their "Blue Oval Network" includes chargepoint, electrify america, and even Tesla superchargers if you get an adapter - can also do everything from Ford's app). Also, a friend and I tested out the "Unbridled" mode on it the other day (basically the spicier acceleration and tighter steering mode), and it was just as fast as the model S was (both are AWD). We also saw a pretty large reduction in our monthly insurance fees after switching, which was a bonus.
Yeah, mine is a 2024, got it late last summer (Elon's antics were relatively limited to Twitter at that point...) so it's way too early to change. My M3 has ~50 more miles of range than your Mach-E and I did need all of it a couple times last winter when it was -20°C. Good to know about the insurance; but I think my next car will probably be a Kia or Hyundai, I really like their offerings in that space. Main reason I didn't buy one this time was the delivery delays; it was 6+ months here in Qc.
Yep - Kia was looking good on most counts except that they came out about 10k more than the Mach E. If that was in my budget, that would have expanded my options quite a bit (several other contenders at that price point).
Agreed. Vandalism will 100% increase rates. I’m just saying that since the vandalism didn’t really start gaining popularity until Feb, we’re not going to see it in this until March at the earliest.
If I was motivated, I segment out Feb and see if the data changed radically.