Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderAmazing to me the knee jerk response from most people is to criticize this company. Yes they have issues (as does literally every brand/company), but on the whole aren't we glad people are leading the charge towards electric vehicles? They've sped up the advent of electric vehicles by at least 5 years, possibly more like 10. Looking forward to seeing this company continue to thrive.
As much as I like the crash safety results of a Tesla, at the end of the day I can't help but dislike the ergonomics of Tesla's cars. The touch screen being the major control method for many things including the act of putting the car in reverse, is just bad. The handles being electric, instead of mechanical. (An issue with many modern electric cars actually) The wheel, not being a wheel. (Although I like that they tried something new)
Why is this flagged "dupe?" This is the only story on Hacker News that links to "https://www.tesla.com/modely" (And yes, I actually run a Hacker News crawler that indexes by the URL that stories link to.)
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 703
- Total comments
- 785
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-15 | Tesla Model YFirst breakout · Best thread | kiddz | 650 | 734 |
| 2019-03-15 | Model Y | abhshkdz | 26 | 1 |
| 2025-01-24 | New Tesla Model YLatest 20+ point return | plun9 | 27 | 50 |