Thread by @kentcdodds

Don't believe the FUD. @Tesla cars/solar/batteries are the best in the business and only getting better. And they're doing more to reduce climate change than anyone else.

tesla.com/impact-report/…

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FUD says: "EVs aren't *that* much better for the environment than ICE cars when factoring in production of the car and source of the electricity."

This couldn't be more false.

FUD says: "Teslas aren't any better than other EVs"

@Tesla's been doing this for way longer and they don't have their own ICE cars to compete with. Is it any wonder theirs are the best?

FUD says: "Tesla batteries are basically useless the longer you drive the vehicle."

@Tesla batteries have been driving cars around for *nine* years without a need for replacement.

Oh, and if you do eventually replace the battery (after hundreds of thousands of miles) with one that's from primarily recycled materials, your @Tesla has a new life because the electric motor lasts for so long. ICE cars don't last nearly as long (more on this in the report)

FUD says: "EVs just have a *long* tailpipe (to the coal plant that powers the car"

Thanks to the efficiency of the powertrain, @Tesla cars use less energy in the first place so even if you do charge via nonrenewable sources, you're better off. Sign up for energy from renewables!

FUD says: "Look at all these accidents Tesla cars get into! Did you hear about how unsafe their autopilot software is?"

@Tesla just shows the actual numbers. They're objectively the safest cars on the planet.

Oh yeah, and if you want to talk about standardized testing (instead of real world data), @Tesla cars have that too.

FUD says: "Look! Another Tesla battery fire! These things just go up in smoke randomly all the time"

The data shows that this is a big nope for @Tesla cars. You're 11x less likely to get into a car fire when you're in a Tesla.

FUD: "Tesla cars are for the rich only"

This might surprise you, but a Standard Range @Tesla Model 3 is about as expensive as a freaking Toyota Camery after 60k miles of ownership, with fewer maintenance and CO2 headaches. Oh, and look forward to the $25k Tesla soon!

FUD: "Tesla's only profitable thanks to EV credits"

Regulations say car makers must hit EV production targets. They can buy credits from other car makers if they don't hit those targets. @Tesla makes a fraction of its income from this and uses it to build more factories.

I suggest you read the full report if you're interested in more. Really good stuff in here that shows the FUD the door like how well @Tesla treats its workers, how it ethically sources its materials (like cobalt), how Tesla's energy storage helps balance our (unstable) grid...

... @Tesla's fantastic and rapidly grown supercharger network, water usage per vehicle, battery recycling, the future (huge) impact of Tesla Semi, how Teslas start being less environmentally impactful than other cars after just 5.3k miles and more.

Question the FUD, look at the data tesla.com/impact-report/…

I don't care if you love the car, company, CEO, or whatever. But if you care about climate change, nobody has done more to improve things than @Tesla, and you should thank them for that.

Oh, and of course question the data too because the source cannot be unbiased. But in your eagerness to prove it wrong with different data, make sure that data is recent (this world moves fast) and unbiased (you'd be surprised who's behind some of these "research" firms 🚗💨🌫️🏭)