Sunday, March 30, 2025
I haven’t been to any protests over Tesla. I fully support these protests and hope they have the desired effect.
Based on the news articles and images about the protest, protesters should consider signs with alternatives. There should be signs for the Chevy Bolt, Mustang Mach-E (which is ugly), VW ID.4, and maybe even the more expensive Honda Prologue (based off of the Chevy Blazer EV).
I did a little looking around, and the Tesla Model 3 is still a pretty good deal for folks looking for an EV with decent range for around $40K (it’s a little over that amount).
Folks shopping for a car might not really care that Musk is a fascist or whatever; they might just want an EV that’s not $75K, and offering them an alternative might put other models into their minds that they didn’t know about.
If I were buying a car now, I’d look at the newest Prius. It’s a hybrid (which I’m aware adds a whole lot of complexity) that gets really, really good fuel economy (57 city, 56 highway) at a price that’s pretty good (mid-$30K). For the record, I don’t have my own car or drive one with any regularity thanks to living in NYC.