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Jesus. Get a RAV4 Prime. Enough of this, "I love my Tesla, but..."

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Or, ya know, a base Corolla. Those doors line up quite well

There's an electric Corolla?

Prime is not even fully electric?

Correct. It's a plug-in hybrid. The 'Prime' name comes from the Prius Prime, which is a plug-in hybrid, The non-Prime Prius is a non-plug-in hybrid.

These issues were a major reason for me getting a non Tesla EV. Cheaper and it just “works”.

And it has a battery that doesn't give you range anxiety? And you can charge it with 100kW+ on a supercharger? And it has the autopilot that can drive without interaction for hundreds of miles? And it will get software updates through wifi? All of those things just work?

Why the antagonism?

No antagonism. The comment claimed that they have bought an equivalent vechicle, I am wondering what that vechicle is, because to my knowledge there aren't really any good competitors to Tesla, if you consider the combination of the quality (-ish, it's decent), software, battery tech, driving performance and price.

I didn’t claim I bought an equivalent vehicle. I bought a vehicle which just “works”. And I avoided all the Tesla build quality issues.

I have a gas car / hybrid for the 100mile+ road trips we take once every 60 days.

And I have an EV for the daily driver. Nissan Leaf has more than enough range (for daily driving) cost 6-7k, insurance is $20/month, and I’ve yet to have any maintenance issues.

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