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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What do you call a dozen burned teslas?

A good start.

I’ll be here all week. Tip your waiter.

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 11 months ago

How's the veal?

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Pay your employees

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And nothing of value was lost

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's a bit harsh... matches may be cheap, but they're not worthless.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure you still need an accelerant, which would be the more expensive part.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 4 points 11 months ago

Or you just pour water on the "wrong spot" (where tesla was too cheap to protect the batteries) and it burns down itself.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

They just caught fire spontaneously. No accelerant needed.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

We should be beating up teslas for charity

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What fire? Anybody see any fire?

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's France, if vehicles aren't burning is it really even a protest?

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Great great! Carry on!

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

arson is ~~suspected~~ encouraged

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-NAZI-CARS

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I do feel bad for people who bought Tesla EVs a few years ago, before mask-off Elon.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I can see your point. Buyer's remorse is real. Although, the cyber truck is an especially easy target because of its high price, low quality, and poor styling.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Does this hurt musk? Or the dealership?

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As far as I know, Tesla owns all of their showrooms and service centers. Sort of a point of contention between them and other American automakers that they don't use the traditional dealership model.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I believe that's accurate. Well then, fire away!

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No. Not in the slightest. All you did was give them insurance write off.

Cars staying with no one buying them, THAT hurts Tesla. Musk? Nah, he's checked out since Teslas and EVs aren't exactly something right gives tow shits about... At least until he needs another payout, but that's not why he became a president of USA for! Infinite money.

[–] binomialchicken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Insurance generally does not cover arson, but I don't know if their policy specifically does. If it was covered, the insurance company is going to consider raising the premiums for coverage. If enough dealerships have to make claims due to arson, all dealerships may have increased premiums, or may even become uninsurable, which would likely stop them from operating at all.

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I’m so tired of peach Mussolini and his lackey Mush that I want Tesla to burn. I would never encourage people to do it, but I get it.

All the nazi and fascistic shit has consequences.

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

😈👹❤️‍🔥😜

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Now this is more likely to get some jury nullification going. Even more so if you can cast doubt on if it really was the suspect.

[–] Donnywholovedbowling@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't it say something about how often Teslas catch fire that a dozen cars burned and their response is "arson suspected"?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The French really do love to set things on fire though. It's part of their national identity.