Comment by sshine | Hacker News Reader

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There's nothing stale about sitting in a Tesla.

For most other EVs, it still feels like you're sitting in a car.

The main reason I'd consider something other than a Tesla today:

  - What's the maximum range
  - How much range do you get for the price
  - What's the total cost (there are cheaper cars that look great)

As far as I'm concerned, nothing is outright beating Tesla on design. It's hard to beat simplicity.

Also, sitting in a Tesla on the road is a lot less special nowadays. It is the most common model. This used to be an argument I heard about why people would pick a Polestar over a Tesla: People would say "Hey, there's a car." and not "Hey, there's a Tesla." -- but nowadays, Teslas are as ubiquitous as cars, and all the new EVs have annoyingly bright beams.

Teslas are very stale inside. The "tablet as 99% of the interface" is horrible and should be left in the 20teens. Physical buttons for the most important interactions with the car are in all ways better. I understand why they do this, they are going all in on autonomous driving, so sure. I recently purchased an EV and when I sat in the Tesla, I hated it. I don't want to play the iPad driving game.

I know this is a popular opinion, but you'll be hard pressed to find a Tesla owner that shares your opinion. It could be self-selection, or it could be that Tesla's user interface actually works very well.

In my opinion, it's the latter, after observing how my parents adapted to driving a Tesla. I was actually concerned it'd be a hard transition, but I only had a couple "support calls" related to the car.

If I were to eventually buy a non-Tesla, getting one with actual buttons would not be on the “thank gods I’m finally free from this!” list.

Windshield wipers where “auto” actually works.

Not having the car system (music, AC, etc.) turn off because the driver left the car.

High road noise

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