Tesla owners are overwhelmingly men, and the most common occupations are engineer, software engineer, and manager of operations, one study found.

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    2 years ago

    Overall, not surprised.

    Couple of points I noticed were missing:

    1. No race-related data was reported regarding the Model 3.
    2. No data at all from the Model Y.

    These are their most affordable models, so I’m reading this article in terms of the Model X & Model S, and not every owner. The data did say that the Model 3 was predominantly male-owned, and I expected nothing less from a car marketed as a sports car.

    A state that was once identified as “Camry California”, the Model Y exceeding Camry sales in the state is a big enough deal to include that data to qualify an article that describes all Tesla owners.

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      2 years ago

      It’s consistent with the idea that mostly tech workers buy Teslas. It does not really sell to people outside this demographic.

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        2 years ago

        Interestingly, I think only one of the countless Tesla owners I know works in tech.

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        Around me, I see lots of soccer moms driving them, and I wouldn’t say I live in a particularly affluent area. I do, however, live near a nuclear plant (11th largest in the world, in fact) and have relatively cheap electricity.

        Edit: fucking cry more, @Hypx

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            Til the middle class is considered “wealthy.” Maybe I should be more concerned about people like you screaming that we should eat the rich, since clearly your idea of wealth is based on your own socioeconomic standing and not actual numbers. Just like your understanding of EVs, actually! Hmm, a pattern emerges!