Is this your first experience with a cult? Musk fulfills pretty much all of their fantasies:
>"irl Tony Stark"
>going green
>escaping "this shitty rock"
>self-insertion
Plus there's an air of distrust for major corporations, and Musk is somehow perceived as being different from that atmosphere.
From what I can tell, most Tesla fans aren't actually "car enthusiasts", but rather computer nerds who like it because Elon Musk is working on it. I'm a programmer and there is a gigantic circlejerk around Elon. Among Redditors and hackernews people he is a literal god for creating SpaceX and Tesla. I don't see any other car brands discussed among programmers otherwise (aside from a guy at work talking about his -04 Focus shitbox) but the Tesla gets mentioned all the time. Tech blogs that normally never deal with cars also review the Teslas occasionally. It's as if the Teslas aren't even cars, just another computer gadget like a tablet. That's why it attracts such a different crowd.
I can't stand how the fanboys know absolutely nothing about the inner workings of the car, similar to applefags not knowing their specs.
They don't know what battery chemistry it uses.
They don't know what kind of motors it uses.
They don't know how much power it takes to charge, and what that massive current is doing to their batteries.
They think a tiny solar roof can fully recharge their car in 10 minutes.
Are you stupid? Your average Millennial can't afford a Tesla you cuck.
It's older white dudes who own these cars.
Much like applefags, the feelgoodness and social image is more important than the actual product
Spot on. They're fans of Tesla, not car enthusiasts. Some aren't even tech enthusiasts. It's very similar to how innovations with the ICE engine don't get talked about at all because ICE engines aren't treated as "tech issues", while EV batteries are always talked about. There's a good article on it here: realclearfuture.com
fan =/= owner
you dipshit
underdog complex
>the big bad auto industry is out to get us! we must rally together to stop them and convince the unwashed masses of our one truth
sucks too, because i'm into performance EVs as a concept but the fucking tesla shits ruin that viewpoint by association
i just want the chevy bolt drivetrain in an alpha chassis coupe with good suspension tuning god damnit
Teslas are post-automobile vehicles. They are Macs with wheels.
I'd drive the fuck out of that