For a number of weeks, the billionaires have been taking pictures at one another on social media after a debate on range, fairness, and inclusion initiatives devolved into petty name-calling — largely, if not solely, from Musk.
Musk has thus far known as Cuban a “racist,” “liar,” “marionette,” and “unbearable device,” amongst different descriptions.
On Friday night, Cuban took a extra refined jab at Musk. This time at certainly one of Musk’s infants, Tesla, and on Threads, no much less.
After a Threads consumer goaded Cuban to “stick it to Elon” by posting a photograph of himself in a Rivian, an EV competitor, Cuban responded that he owns a Tesla and a Kia.
However he stated he prefers the latter.
“Really I personal a Tesla Plaid and a Kia EV,” he wrote. “I drive the Kia nearly solely.”
Cuban instructed Enterprise Insider in an electronic mail that his Kia EV6 supplies a greater driving expertise than his Mannequin X Plaid.
“Longer vary. Extra correct miles remaining. Miles not as impacted by the chilly. Increased off the bottom,” he wrote. “Tesla has extra complete software program, however the Kia is a better drive.”
That is a reasonably daring place, contemplating Tesla advertises that the 2024 Plaid X mannequin, which provides higher specs, will get as much as 326 miles between costs. The Kia EV6 is alleged to rise up to 310 miles.
Nevertheless, efficiency impacts on EVs in chilly climate are actual points, and never all electrical automobiles are constructed equally.
Recurrent, a used-EV analysis agency, discovered that the 2022 Kia EV6 maintained 93% of its EPA vary whereas working at 32 levels Fahrenheit, whereas the Tesla Mannequin X’s “noticed vary at 32F” was 48% of its authentic EPA vary.
A spokesperson for Tesla didn’t reply to a request for remark exterior working hours.
To be clear, these are simply the ideas of 1 driver, however BI additionally most well-liked the Kia EV6 over the Tesla Mannequin Y in 2022.
Cuban additionally wasn’t 100% certain if his Tesla was a Mannequin S or X. The billionaire has a reasonably in depth automobile assortment. (He stated “I feel so” when requested if he has a Mannequin X Plaid.)
Exhausting to say how Musk feels about this jab. He did not reply to a request for remark. However Kia appears to be happy.
“Kia agrees!” James Bell, head of company communications at Kia America, instructed BI.
