«It feels like more than just a car brand» From a Norwegian newspaper today, reflecting some serious soul-searching in a country where Tesla has had about a 20 % share of the personal car market. - ThreadSky

aninehartmann.bsky.social • 15 days ago

«It feels like more than just a car brand»

From a Norwegian newspaper today, reflecting some serious soul-searching in a country where Tesla has had about a 20 % share of the personal car market.

Reposted from Kristian Løseth

Skavlan på ballen i dag.

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railmaps.com.au•15 days ago

I take no pleasure in saying this, but the world should have listened to rail advocates who broke the glass on the emergency alarm about him years ago. It was obvious to us that he was a sociopath from his views about people who travel on public transport

NEVER trust a man who actively hates trains

akalanka.masto.es.ap.brid.gy•14 days ago

@railmaps.com.au trains are so cool how can he not love trains :+

railmaps.com.au•14 days ago

Trains are merely the vector for his hatred. He hates people.

akalanka.masto.es.ap.brid.gy•14 days ago

@railmaps.com.au I mean he might be a genious after all. #Trains are, indeed, one of the best vectors for transportation, included (but not limited to): hate 😝

ajsadauskas.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy•15 days ago

@railmaps.com.au The focus for sustainable transport always should have been on public transport, active transport, and urbanism.

Electric cars should have been the fallback in areas where those other options aren't viable.

But in too many jurisdictions, it was EVs first.

And as a result […]

aninehartmann.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yeah. The rail advocates, the urban planners, the road safety advocates, cyclist campaigners, trans people…

benjaminrod.bsky.social•15 days ago

And worker union people

olealexander.bsky.social•15 days ago

And the unions

thomashansen.bsky.social•14 days ago

And $TSLAQ

railmaps.com.au•15 days ago

On one hand it's frustrating it's taken the broader community this long. On the other hand, at least they have.

aninehartmann.bsky.social•15 days ago

Norway is close to 100 % EV market share, and Tesla has been the most popular brand.

(Graphs by @robbieandrew.bsky.social from https://robbieandrew.github.io/EV/)

aninehartmann.bsky.social•15 days ago

I’ve been chatting with other parents at a sports event today, and there’s a significant shift in how Tesla owners talk about their cars, and how others view them.

«I would never have bought it today!»

I wouldn’t be surprised if Tesla drops to next to 0 % market share in the coming months.

tcknorway.bsky.social•15 days ago

Teslaskam blir årets ord

gard.bsky.social•15 days ago

My parents - which are very happy with their Tesla! - are getting a different car solely because of Musk's shenazigans

adamfromphilly.bsky.social•15 days ago

In an amazing turn of events, the upper middle class dads at catholic school pickup have been buying more of them. the same dudes who thought electric cars were wussy a few years ago. strange times.

mrga.bsky.social•15 days ago

Considering people here still buy Chinese made EVs even if they know there's most likely Uighur slave labour involved in producing them, it probably won't fall close 0%. But it will certainly go down a lot.

aninehartmann.bsky.social•15 days ago

I’ve never heard people talk about Uighur slave labour at kids events here though.

This situation is different. Tesla as a brand has taken a big hit, and I think potential customers understand that it could still get much worse. People seem uncomfortable about even being associated with it.

mrga.bsky.social•15 days ago

It was a short period when the media was writing about it, and then it seems to blow over. So I imagine the fall of Tesla sales will depend on ongoing media coverage about his dismantling of democracy in the US. The media probably will write about that for a bit longer, I'll give you that. 😛

thomashansen.bsky.social•14 days ago

$TSLA $TSLAQ 🍿🍿

pamt-g.bsky.social•14 days ago

I know how they feel🤦🏻‍♀️

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