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Summary

Sheryl Crow announced on Instagram that she is selling her Tesla and donating the proceeds to NPR, citing concerns over Elon Musk’s leadership.

NPR is under political scrutiny, with Republican lawmakers and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr launching investigations.

Crow’s move is a protest against Musk’s influence in government and Trump’s efforts to defund public media.

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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 157 points 2 years ago (11 children)

More Tesla owners need to follow suit. Get rid of those Swasticars.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago (15 children)

So i should sell mine with a loss (still have a loan on it), and if I want a car with the same distance, I'll have to take out another loan? No, thank you. I'll stick with my FUCK ELON MUSK sticker I got made.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sooo question. Can you leverage your car as a trade in? Or is it not worth it because you still have a loan? I’m no longer looking for a car, but there was a time where you could basically get out for about the same price you got in for

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago

You absolutely can. It's whether your upside down on the loan or not if it's worth it to trade in.

I'm in a position to trade in my current vehicle for more than I bought it for, but I can't get anything similar to it for a decent price to make it worthwhile to me.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Great question, I've which I cannot answer, as I honestly haven't thought about that. However, the demand of Tesla's are decreasing really fast here in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I could get a good deal. However, I will check it out next week! Thank you 🙂

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[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I've been seeing people advocating ruining random Teslas and it's pissing me off. Do people think rightoids make up the majority of EV early adopters? Fucking think about it before you go off spray painting swastikas onto innocent people's cars holy shit.

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[–] BadmanDan@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I really appreciate the fight. But please don’t put yourself in the red or anymore in the negative over Adolf Musk.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 31 points 2 years ago

Make them fear it. If they don’t sell now, the price will drop from the others who will and they won’t earn as much later.

[–] urandom@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Why though? Is the buffoon going to magically lose money when you sell your car?

This won’t hurt his billionaire ass at all, just the poor schmuck that owns the car

[–] chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Its one less tesla someone else is buying fron them. Flood the market with preownes teslas

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Word. I donated to my local NPR stations. Will do so again.

Fuck musk. Fuck trump. Fuck the republican traitor filth.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago (4 children)

And delete xitter. Might want to think about getting off Instagram, too. Cuckerberg is no better.

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[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

I don't know her, but good for her. NPR is a valuable resource, but we should also do better in demanding their reporting quality to improve. They've been doing a lot of sanewashing, too.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Who would buy a Tesla now, especially a used one.

For the MAGA heads who still like Musk, a Tesla does not roll coal enough. For those who would buy an EV, Tesla is a burned brand.

[–] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (9 children)

This binary view is neat and tidy but wrong. There are a lot of enthusiasts for whom a Tesla is still a desirable car both for capabilities as well as status. I would not be surprised to see its sales keep dropping, but reports of its death are all gonna be premature.

As far as a used Tesla, once we agree that a market for Teslas still exists, then that's all dependent on the price.

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[–] Kalkarino@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (11 children)

I used to want a Tesla so bad. Now it just doesn’t seem right.

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Now, every time I see a tesla, I assume it's a white supremacist driving it.

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[–] Pentacle5@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sold my Tesla and don’t miss it at all. I can’t imagine still driving it now. Just wish I never purchased it in the first place but I honestly didn’t know what I was supporting at the time.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (8 children)

It’s sad because there are a lot of good people who work at Tesla. Elon is going to end up putting them all out of work at this rate.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 47 points 2 years ago

Elon's putting a lot more people than that out of work.

[–] ansiz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Part of his drive into politics is because of so number of lawsuits against him about working conditions.

But he'll put many more people out of work than just work for Tesla. Just USAID he's out basically 10k people out of work domestically, who knows how many thousands of people overseas.

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[–] ehpolitical@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I always liked her, now I know why.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

F elon

The ‘human’ milk bag.

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago

Never a good idea to partner with nazis over the long term.

[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wouldn't want a Tesla even if someone gave me one for free.

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[–] Ithorian@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

If it makes you happy...

[–] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, but what will impress Jodie Foster?

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[–] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Starlink terminals next...

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kudos to Cheryl and I know several other Tesla that want to trade-in their cars because of Leon Hitler.

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[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

She did a duet with Kid Rock. I am cautiously optimistic. Is she actually not a right winger anymore or is she just tired of cleaning rotten eggs off her car?

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It is not about aligning yourself with anything, it is about doing the right thing for the right reasons for the benefit of our community and neighbors. Personally I wish she'd dismantle and sell it for scrap and donate those proceeds.

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