Tesla owners in the U.S. and overseas are selling their vehicles because of Elon Musk's politics, intensifying a backlash against the company. “Two weeks ago, I was called a Nazi,” one owner said www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b... - ThreadSky

peterstefanovic.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Tesla owners in the U.S. and overseas are selling their vehicles because of Elon Musk's politics, intensifying a backlash against the company. “Two weeks ago, I was called a Nazi,” one owner said

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/tesla-boycott-elon-musk.html

Comments

absolutelynotpc.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is just hilarious!

su-h.bsky.social•1 day ago

meanwhile here in France .... https://bsky.app/profile/artcandee.bsky.social/post/3ljl56tobak2u

whileincare.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sell them, people

butchugal.bsky.social•1 day ago

I made the mistake of leasing a ‘22 M3. Worst POS car I’ve ever had in 45 years. Crap build quality, glitchy as fuck software, zero customer service. Kept it for 6 months. They acted like it was my privilege to drive their precious. Fuck Leon Skum.

mls4711.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh goody!

Every cloud (what Musk is doing) has a silver lining!

morpheus00.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everyone should order these stickers and stick them on any Swasticars in the wild.

bettinastruff.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even here in the UK, whenever I see somebody driving a Tesla now I can't help but wonder: "Are they a Nazi too?

chirose.bsky.social•1 day ago

My dear friend, left-wing, host to Ukrainian refugees bought one after his wife died. The number plate is her name. Don't tar everyone with the same brush.

bettinastruff.bsky.social•1 day ago

I said I can't help but wonder.

Obviously not everybody who drives a Tesla is a fascist.

But will we still be able to say the same thing in a few years' time?

littlealix.bsky.social•1 day ago

A few weeks ago I saw one in Somerset, it had an expensive looking reg plate YE5 1 CAN. It was on the back of a recovery lorry. I sniggered all the way to work. I wonder where it is now 🙄

mach1rob.bsky.social•1 day ago

Probably still broken at a dealer. I had the joyous* task of having to recover broken ones, usually busy...

tuppety.bsky.social•1 day ago

But who is buying them? Are they being scrapped?

hobbo13.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

serafina-tiklya.bsky.social•1 day ago

If I had a lot of money and had bought a Tesla in the past, I’d take it to a body shop and see if they could do some “adjustments” to make it less obvious a Tesla. Especially removing the insignia!

rktecture.bsky.social•1 day ago

The body shape is so awful that there's no mistaking a Tesla. Terrible styling, terrible values.

serafina-tiklya.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hate the truck-thing that looks like a failed metal shop project, but I did like the first one - the roadster.

toonloon.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is that Nancy Pelosi??

msalliance.me•1 day ago

If they’re selling, someone is buying.

okpdg50.bsky.social•1 day ago

Car dealers

showusyourspine.bsky.social•1 day ago

Owning a Tesla doesn't make someone a Nazi, they may have bought it before everyone realised who Elon Musk was. Someone that keeps a Tesla though is a rape genocide apologist

showusyourspine.bsky.social•1 day ago

At least there might be some Nazis propping up the second hand Tesla market.

billc52.bsky.social•1 day ago

I bought my first ev at the start of 2025. I am pleased to say that I decided to remove Tesla. AKA Swastikar, from my list of possibilities because I did not wish to do business with a company run by a dictator with the morals and values of an alley cat.
Don't buy a Swastikar if you do just get rid.