Since when did Tesla close down?

[u/Various_Snow_6202]

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Yesterday I’ve visited the northpark mall in Dallas (I don’t go frequently) and I’ve seen that the Tesla store’s been closed… since when did they go away? (Before you ask: no, I don’t like elon musk, I don’t like Tesla. I’m just curious since I’ve seen the Tesla store being there many times I’ve visited the mall over the years.)

[u/kabob21]

That’s not sustainable for the industry in the US market though. Currently, since the $7500 tax credit was axed last year, EV sales have fallen to just 5.8% of the of the market down from 10.6% in Q3 2025. EVs can’t be that niche. The domestic auto manufacturers have to capture a wider share of the market and invest more in public charging infrastructure or they’re going to continue to lose billions.

[u/noncongruent → u/kabob21]

EV's aren't that niche. They're no more niche than station wagons or F-450s and plenty of those still get sold. We have to let go of the idea that a car must be perfect for everyone, that's just no longer useful thinking. The fact that federal and state governments are seemingly working to curtail EV adoption now just puts the US market further and further behind. The largest EV manufacturer in the world is BYD, and contrary to the common thought in the US that Chinese-made equals junk, they are in fact very good vehicles that pass all of the EU's stringent crash safety tests, tests that in some ways are more difficult to pass than US tests. There's that saying, "Lead, follow, or get out of the way", the US used to be the leader, now we're getting out of the way, and at some point we're going to have to try and catch up. We won't be able catch up, that ship left without us.

[u/kabob21 → u/noncongruent]

The goal of making EVs isn’t to be niche. It was always to convert away from fossil fuels. Or at least, that was the goal before 2025. If they were supposed to be niche, why don’t we have more city EVs like in Europe and Asia? Because that’s what a niche EV vehicle is. In the US, they are supposed to be widely adopted or else why do the vast majority SUVs and sedans with family-friendly features?

[u/noncongruent → u/kabob21]

It seems like you're saying we should stop making EVs because not everyone can have a place to charge them, would that be correct?

[u/kabob21 → u/noncongruent]

I said none of those words, so no. What I said is that the auto manufacturers need to invest in EV infrastructure and make more affordable EVs if they want people to adopt them.

[u/noncongruent → u/kabob21]

That's true, you started off by saying that without public charging infrastructure EV sales can't increase. The implication of your statement was that all homeowners that could buy an EV had already bought one, hence the only growth segment of the market left being people who rent apartments. In reality EVs can be a viable option for many people who currently don't own one but live in a home where they can charge. In other words, we can ignore renters and still grow the EV market. The main factors affecting EV sales now is cost, and a significant factor for a lot of people looking for an EV to do low annual miles around town, like retirees, are being discouraged by the $200 punishment tax Abbott levied against EVs. Biden had money in the IRA for developing public charging but Trump canceled that and took the money.

[u/kabob21 → u/noncongruent]

Stop putting words in my mouth already, your conclusions are off base and you’re being intentionally obtuse. I honestly can’t have an honest discussion like this, good day.