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Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump is hurting Tesla’s struggling EV business in Europe (fortune.com)

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[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 38 points 1 month ago

It's hurting in the US too. I am not a hard partisan but I would never buy a Tesla anymore because I'd be worried of being seen as making a political statement. I'm probably in the market for an electric vehicle in the next few years.

[-] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 20 points 1 month ago

When I first started seeing Tesla cars on the road, I would think, "Must be nice. I can't wait for the price of Teslas to go down."

Now when I see them, I wonder if the driver regrets owning one.

Guy who owned the company I used to work for owned one when it was considered prestigious, and last year traded it in for a Genesis.

[-] tills13@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I've owned two Teslas and have previously raved about them to colleagues. My current Y is my last Tesla.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I've heard the Kia EV6 is amazing, so you might want to consider checking it out

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

I really want a VW ID Buzz as an all purpose vehicle.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I only want one if it comes in a Westfalia trim

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

It's weird that as a liberal, driving a Tesla is frowned upon.

Like, I get it, Musk is way more weird. But that there's an electric car that I can't buy for fear of being viewed as a conservative. That's kinda weird.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

the word conservative is not what you think it means anymore. It had some meaning maybe 10 years ago, but now it's synonymous with another word

[-] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

buying that electric car is basically proclaiming to the world that you support a white supremacist/facist so yeah lmao not that weird

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