Few products are so intrinsically linked to the CEO of a company as the [Tesla](https://inews.co.uk/topic/tesla?ico=in-line_link) electric car has become to Elon Musk. Once, owning one of his electric cars alluded to an environmentally friendly driver who was on the road towards a greener future.
Joanna and her husband in South East London are keen to offload their Tesla, but still have four months left of the lease. “It’s a very strange thing because I’ve never really given a second thought about cars,” says Joanna.
“Now I feel like I’m driving around with a swastika on the front of my car, especially as we live in a liberal area… it doesn’t show our personal beliefs.”
I actually scrapped my Tesla last week for the exact same reasons.
He is synonymous with the Brand. More so than many other CEOs ,most of his wealth that can be objectively tracked is tied up in Tesla. Space X and other companies are not publicly listed so there is no way to accurately and objectively calculate their worth.
Nowadays whenever I see a Tesla I look at them with disdain.
Imagine finding corruption and waste and fraud in the US government(something we all want done) and being so mad about it you sell your car…
Who?
I bought an EV last summer. A mate who knows a lot more about cars than I was pushing me towards a Tesla. After test driving one and finding out about the necessary subscription to Tesla for data services we ultimately decided to go with a different brand as my wife and I said we didn’t want a single penny of our money going to Musk. I’m so glad we made that choice as he only got worse since then!
Sold mine just before Christmas. Prices had been ok for resale. Now they are as low as 12k.
OMG such a long post ! Musk along side Trump as his bum boy is of great concern.
With this logic no one should own a VW
I did nazi that coming… 👁️👄👁️
Reddit moment.
Our people died fighting Nazis. They bombed our cities and their ideology tore the world apart. I wouldn’t buy a thimble from Elon. That Nazi salute in front of a raving crowd is enough for me to be disgusted by him. Maybe if he grovelled apologised and spent his life helping people who need it and funded holocaust museums and spoke out against far right groups he could be forgiven. But that’s never going to happen. Because he is a Nazi. Can you imagine what you a regular citizen would have to do to regain your friends trust and respect if you threw a Nazi salute in your local council building…. He is gross.
I do think anyone with one shouldn’t be too upset and no one has any right to make them feel bad.
But anytime buying it thinking of buying one right now needs their head examined.
Ugly cars with poor build quality anyway. Better of getting established brand’s EV instead.
It is not worth the risk of your Tesla being vandalised. Get rid of it.
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Few products are so intrinsically linked to the CEO of a company as the [Tesla](https://inews.co.uk/topic/tesla?ico=in-line_link) electric car has become to Elon Musk. Once, owning one of his electric cars alluded to an environmentally friendly driver who was on the road towards a greener future.
But now, Tesla is [facing a backlash](https://inews.co.uk/news/business/why-teslas-shares-nosedived-musk-blame-3577603?ico=in-line_link), with protests at its facilties across the US, and calls to boycott the brand, in response to Musk’s political activity. The world’s richest man is making sweeping cuts as the new head of US President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), and a slew of controversial behaviour – from apparently making the [Nazi salute](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finews.co.uk%2Fopinion%2Flook-at-musks-salute-in-context-and-you-can-see-the-future-of-the-us-3492779%3F&data=05%7C02%7CChloe.Lambert%40theipaper.com%7C10757b4c644842c3d54208dd60aa1295%7C0f3a4c644dc54a768d4152d85ca158a5%7C0%7C0%7C638773005772049274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ay6UNVT4dCa2Q95PPxGmGs%2B%2BdU3SlaWLooTAcypHwyY%3D&reserved=0) (which he denies) to endorsing Germany’s AfD party – has quickly overshadowed any former green credentials.
A growing number of [Tesla owners](https://inews.co.uk/news/business/why-teslas-shares-nosedived-musk-blame-3577603?srsltid=AfmBOoqVIB6kX8vQK8hId-zjtNKnwR1wPNWC9XOxzN62KnjfpQNoJVf9&ico=in-line_link) now see their car choice as an embarrassing symbol of an endorsement of his politics – on both sides of the pond.
Joanna and her husband in South East London are keen to offload their Tesla, but still have four months left of the lease. “It’s a very strange thing because I’ve never really given a second thought about cars,” says Joanna.
“Now I feel like I’m driving around with a swastika on the front of my car, especially as we live in a liberal area… it doesn’t show our personal beliefs.”
They bought it three years ago after moving to the capital, and wanted a more [environmentally friendly car](https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/regret-buying-family-electric-car-3298325?srsltid=AfmBOoppvxZ–Wy61TaEu0YD5prGxeORv-WFnCqQ4OAJDO6NqkfOF_7b&ico=in-line_link). She says they find it “frustrating” that they’re going to have to change their car “because there’s literally nothing wrong with it,” but will try and part exchange for another electric vehicle.
I actually scrapped my Tesla last week for the exact same reasons.
He is synonymous with the Brand. More so than many other CEOs ,most of his wealth that can be objectively tracked is tied up in Tesla. Space X and other companies are not publicly listed so there is no way to accurately and objectively calculate their worth.
Nowadays whenever I see a Tesla I look at them with disdain.
Imagine finding corruption and waste and fraud in the US government(something we all want done) and being so mad about it you sell your car…
Who?
I bought an EV last summer. A mate who knows a lot more about cars than I was pushing me towards a Tesla. After test driving one and finding out about the necessary subscription to Tesla for data services we ultimately decided to go with a different brand as my wife and I said we didn’t want a single penny of our money going to Musk. I’m so glad we made that choice as he only got worse since then!
Sold mine just before Christmas. Prices had been ok for resale. Now they are as low as 12k.
OMG such a long post ! Musk along side Trump as his bum boy is of great concern.
With this logic no one should own a VW
I did nazi that coming… 👁️👄👁️
Reddit moment.
Our people died fighting Nazis. They bombed our cities and their ideology tore the world apart. I wouldn’t buy a thimble from Elon. That Nazi salute in front of a raving crowd is enough for me to be disgusted by him. Maybe if he grovelled apologised and spent his life helping people who need it and funded holocaust museums and spoke out against far right groups he could be forgiven. But that’s never going to happen. Because he is a Nazi. Can you imagine what you a regular citizen would have to do to regain your friends trust and respect if you threw a Nazi salute in your local council building…. He is gross.
I do think anyone with one shouldn’t be too upset and no one has any right to make them feel bad.
But anytime buying it thinking of buying one right now needs their head examined.
Ugly cars with poor build quality anyway. Better of getting established brand’s EV instead.
It is not worth the risk of your Tesla being vandalised. Get rid of it.
Clown stuff blocked
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