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A survey in the Netherlands revealed that 31% of Tesla owners are considering selling their cars due to Elon Musk’s controversial actions, including his involvement in politics and handling of misinformation on X (formerly Twitter).

About 40% feel embarrassed to own a Tesla, though 51% say Musk’s behavior doesn’t affect their view of the car.

Musk’s leadership of X has also driven users away, with 46% leaving or considering leaving the platform.

Parallel criticism of Mark Zuckerberg for removing fact-checking has fueled similar debates over tech leadership and misinformation.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I can get that kind of mileage out of pretty much anything with a modern 3-liter diesel. Okay chances are that a big SUV would get less mpg, but then I don't need a big SUV. A Mercedes E-Class or BMW 5-series wagon is big enough for me. I reckon I could also get 50 highway mpg out of an X5 or GLE class, but I haven't driven those.

When I had a C-Class wagon (S205), the best I did on a long run was over 60 mpg, though that's sorta cheating because it's a 2 liter engine, so only 194 bhp. But the wonderful thing about diesels is that they scale power up easily without increasing fuel consumption too much.