I can write from a Company perspective with multiple EVs. All Tesla models except X. We have VW Golf E, IDs, Mercedes EQS, E-Tron, Polestar and some mercedes E-vans. I've driven all of them...long range, short range, multiple months. And in the price range of 45-55k€ nothing beats The Model Y (2022). Its a great car. Tesla has made a great leap in quality from 2020 to 2022. We have Model 3s from different years, and the difference is huge. The recent ones are stellar for their price....no comparison with anything else on the market. This will certainly change quickly in the next years. The supercharger grid is also the single best feature.

Also...I can distinguish between a car and a delusional apartheid willy wonka.

That's what we are trying to do. But the fossil fuel lobby is still very strong and parties on the right are weaponizing every legal decision to polarise the people. Take the new (still in progress) german heating law for example; It wants to replace the installation of older oil/gas heaters with efficient heating pumps/district heating/hybrid (among other things, but that is the most important thing).

Populist media and right wing parties used this to stir up the people. ("the goverment is outlawing your heater, you need to replace it now or loose your home..." etc.) Simple stuff like that; but it's working - the right is on the rise. And they are, of course, completely against man made climate change.

Could be dependant where they're manufactured. We've about ten 3/Ys; non squeaks or rattles to my knowledge. I've had a Model S couple years ago (pre Model 3 era) liked the car, but the quality wasn't there for the price. Had a Volco XC90 before that. Switched to a Model 3 for about 1-2 years, (tax reasons) - the build quality was bad...everything felt really cheap. After that We've got some of the first Model Ys from the German factory. (You get some tax incentives in Germany when your new EV is below 60k€). We've also got some 3s. The build quality difference was staggering. I still miss my Volvo...but the Model Y is close second. Just two days ago I've driven over 1000km across Germany...no squeaking. ;)

Just the damn freezing door handles in winter drove me crazy...but now you can pop the doors open via app.

It was about 58.500€ for long range dual drive, and as a business you got some incentives. And yeah...the advantages are slowly going away...but they are still there. Most of the time the supercharger are cheaper (like 0.34€/kW at a SC and 0.69€/kW at aral pulse or ionity.) And better positioned.

...More like three years.