AI6YR BenMar 4, 2025

The Guardian: ‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes

"....(he) bought a Ford F-150 Lightning instead of the Cybertruck. And even though his other car, a Model 3 Performance Tesla, had just 30,000 miles on it, he traded it in for an Acura in February. Frustration had been building for Filipos over the last few months, but the turning point was when Musk did back-to-back Nazi-style salutes during an inauguration day celebration for Donald Trump in January."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/mar/02/tesla-owners-selling-musk

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‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes

Tesla once appeared the future of vehicles. Then Musk’s salutes and support at Trump’s inauguration left owners feeling ‘saddled with a symbol of hate’

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"The Guardian spoke with three people who offloaded their Teslas in protest of Musk over the last month alone. All said they did so explicitly because of Musk’s salutes during the inauguration. Another person who spoke with the Guardian on the condition of anonymity started the process of dropping her lease on the day of the salute with an email to Tesla reading: “Your boss is a Nazi.”"

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Mar 4, 2025 at 5:08amWeb
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"Rebekkah bought the car in 2020 because she was passionate about the climate crisis and wanted an electric vehicle, she said. She was initially thrilled with her Tesla, but like Filipos, things started to sour as she watched the Musk-Trump alliance grow. Then came Musk’s two-time inauguration day salute.

“I was dead set on selling the car after that,” Rebekkah said, adding that her grandmother was a Holocaust survivor. Rebekkah said she called her mom and told her: “I’m selling the Nazi mobile.”"

#nazimobile #swasticar #tesla #automotive

Show threadColin WarrenMar 4, 2025
@ai6yr I overheard a neigbhor this evening, on getting out of a recent (2022? from the plate number) Tesla Model 3 that was clearly being driven by a friend: “I know a good Volvo dealer, so…goodnight!”
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 4, 2025
@cvwarren I feel bad for folks who didn't know Elon was a Nazi. I mean, I knew he was an a***hole but I did not know he was a saluting Nazi until January, myself.
Show threadPeter Garwood www.bbbrclub.orgMar 5, 2025
@ai6yr and you are part of the problem.
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 5, 2025
@petergarwood Oops!