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 If ya think the only reason someone would buy a Tesla is because they hug lots of trees, you're wrong. If you think owning a Tesla means waiting in charging lines, you're also wrong.  

A 12 second family car with tons of storage is fucking dope. 

We charge it in our driveway every night and our state has tons of charging stations. It's literally never been an inconvenience. 

It might not be "green", but also not remotely why we bought it. 

It's a luxury, but a badass car and we love it.  
 Nah. They buy them for the Tax incentives

All the environmental stuff is virtue signaling 
 I own one. Bought it because it's fast as shit and fits all my family's crap. Has amazing technology and I have cheap electricity. 
 I understand, but I know many owner s them specifically to take advantage of the tax rebate 
 Patriotic.  
 *... Many owners that bought them to specifically take advantage of the tax rebate 
 My only question on electric vehicles is I heard on a health podcast that I follow that the battery used to power the car is bad for our health. Similar to the 5G and EMF impact on our bodies. Tesla cars are beautiful but if bad for health, I would want to know that:) 
 It's the same type of battery that's in the phone or laptop you just typed this on. If it's bad for your health you might want to give those up as well.  
 Teslas are not luxury cars 
 Ok? 
 To me, the main reason people buy Teslas is the brand. They angle themselves in many different ways - from being “eco-friendly” to being “self-driving” to being “premium quality” etc. 

At the end of the day, they are decent cars, but their high demand and stock performance comes from their branding, similar to a lot of the Apple laptops. 
 Smells like cope for a lot of money poorly spent