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Tesla owners are overwhelmingly men, and the most common occupations are engineer, software engineer, and manager of operations, one study found.

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“Six figures.”

Can we retire this phrase? A lot of these people are earning multi-hundred-thousand dollar salaries. And many of them live in expensive areas where $100k is not some magic number that means you’re rich.

It’s just such a cringey phrase. Not specific enough to be useful, and loaded with economic misconceptions.

[–] JasonDJ@vlemmy.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Agreed. Between my wife and I we gross close to 200k. With a house in a Boston Suburb and 2 kids, it’s solidly middle class. Certainly a far cry from rich.

I think that’s far from Tesla money. I drive a 10 year old VW (Passat) and she drives a 4 year old Honda (Odyssey).

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[–] azkedar@vlemmy.net 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The use of “six figures” as a measure of affluence goes back to at least the 60’s… if we use 1970 as a baseline, a salary of $100,000 then is $800,000 today, accounting for inflation.

Inflation isn’t the whole picture , but helps to demonstrate how dated the phrase is.

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[–] src@lemmy.swrc.dev 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This makes a lot of sense. Tesla is a slightly higher-end car, and it's not surprising that it attracts people from the engineering fields.

People who work in engineering/tech would be slightly more inclined to buy cutting-edge products.

[–] AttackBunny@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (29 children)

The funny thing is that it’s objectively not a higher end car. It’s just a cheap Corolla with a big computer in it. Tesla’s build quality is also complete shit, as easily seen in the panel fitment (or anything fitment).

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[–] vacuumpizzas@t.bobamilktea.xyz 35 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Overall, not surprised.

Couple of points I noticed were missing:

  1. No race-related data was reported regarding the Model 3.
  2. No data at all from the Model Y.

These are their most affordable models, so I’m reading this article in terms of the Model X & Model S, and not every owner. The data did say that the Model 3 was predominantly male-owned, and I expected nothing less from a car marketed as a sports car.

A state that was once identified as “Camry California”, the Model Y exceeding Camry sales in the state is a big enough deal to include that data to qualify an article that describes all Tesla owners.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s not even a little surprising

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[–] ProIsh@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is true for me, I have an S.

I'll also never buy another tesla again but I'll drive this until the wheels fall off. It's 5 years old now.

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Always refreshing to see somebody who owns one of these cars and hasn't immediately forgotten all expectations of build quality from an automotive manufacturer. I've seen intelligent and analytical people just turn their brains off at the suggestion that these cars aren't perfect, when the procedure for getting one repaired reads like it's from Apple.

[–] gever4ever@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How is the battery holding up? All Tesla owners I know sold theirs before the 2 year mark worrying that they might need to replace the battery for the price of a new car, always sounded like a misconception to me.

[–] nudl@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Even for all that is correct to criticize about Tesla's build quality, the batteries do hold up a while;

Even Tesla's warranty cites 70% capacity after 8 years / 120k miles, which roughly tracks with real world results.

Although I'd never buy one, the battery seems to be one of the least issue prone areas; usually people cite interior/exterior build quality, a total lack of serviceability and software issues as the main things when it comes to Teslas.

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[–] Technoguyfication@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The thing gets me about the "$XX,000" battery replacement figure is that people are talking about the dealer quote for a battery replacement. If your vehicle is in warranty (and Tesla has an 8 year battery warranty), then the dealer replaces the battery for free. If it's not under warranty anymore, there's no reason to get your battery replaced at the dealer. Third party shops will do it for a fraction of the cost.

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[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I were rich I would like an EV based on the fact that I hate gasoline.

But I dont trust my road safety on a billionaire crybaby who gets triggered by the word "cisgender"

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

When our current car dies, I'd like to replace it with an EV - but 0% chance it'll be a Tesla.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lots of better options out now. And in 5 years, Tesla may be the worst of them, given how bad their quality control is.

I just wish it wasn't their charging network that manufacturers were moving to, but I have to admit that it is better than the alternatives. And we do need a single standard like gas.

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[–] ghariksforge@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Would you drive a car from the guy who can't even handle a website?

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[–] exohuman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago

I bet most new car owners are in the same demographic. New cars are expensive as shit these days.

[–] TheBucklessProphet@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I for one am shocked.

The only Tesla owner I know is a Musk-loving, ancap, STEM-bro who probably makes around $160k.

As an engineer, I often find being surrounded by engineers to be exhausting lol

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[–] Dmw009013@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Teslas are now the more expensive finance bro Patagonia vests, but on the road I’m seeing more polestars and other Ev’s.

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[–] Is300@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In DFW its mostly indians and asians that drive teslas, especially in Plano and Frisco. Its completely replaced the fully loaded honda accord and toyota camry as THE car to get.

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[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

This seems more about demographics than tech. Just sayin

[–] trifictional@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] zerbey@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm a white man who falls into that category, I'd never own a Tesla, they're too fucking expensive. Maybe I'll get an EV some day, but it won't be a Tesla. For now, I'll stick to my 6 year old car that still runs well and didn't cost me a second mortgage.

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[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought Tesla's were for poor kids who live in trailer parks

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[–] Kaiser@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a white man, making six figures with a stem job is love to have a Tesla. My 200 year house and it’s wiring disagree however. 😔

[–] Wrincewind@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Trust me, there are many other EVs put there that are cheaper and have much higher build quality. You don't want to sign up to the Church of Elon.

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