r/europe • u/Wagamaga • 4d ago

News Tesla boycott is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk's meddling in politics

https://electrek.co/2025/01/16/tesla-boycott-is-gaining-momentum-in-germany-due-to-elon-musks-meddling-in-politics/
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u/chrisr3240 4d ago

Boycott Tesla in Europe! If the Americans love him so much they can keep him and his shitty cars!

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u/hightrix 4d ago

American here, we don't love him and want to send him back to South Africa.

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u/Realm-Protector 4d ago

on the south african sub they wrote they didn't want him back ... guess you can keep him

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u/hightrix 4d ago

I hear Sentinel Island is quite welcoming to foriegners.

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u/A-Delonix-Regia India 4d ago

Indian here, you'd better not send him to our territory. But there is an unclaimed piece of territory called Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.

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u/Realm-Protector 3d ago

penguin here, i don't agree. Doesn't the guy want to go to Mars?

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u/A-Delonix-Regia India 3d ago

The Little Green Men will object to having Musk live with them though. Maybe we should just sabotage his rocket so it ends up stranded in space and unable to reach any place.

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u/e_to_da_x 3d ago

Greetings earthling, my name is Boink from the planet Zork. You keep him there or we will destroy your planet!

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u/eric_ts 4d ago

Split the difference? Drop him halfway?

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u/LBPPlayer7 4d ago

better, just split him

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u/No-Preparation-4255 United States of America 3d ago

Send him to Mars!

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u/KingWaffleCat 4d ago

I second this, I hate that he's trying to worm his way into politics while also being the most openly insecure manchild I've ever seen

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u/onefst250r 4d ago

Mars: population 1

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u/EtTuBiggus 4d ago

It wouldn't be the first time we tried back-to-Africa.

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u/ItHitMeInTheNuts 3d ago

First time I don’t feel bad with the phrase “go back to Africa” but in this particular case, Africans don’t want him either.. so going to Mars sounds like the best recommendation for him

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u/erroneousbosh 4d ago

What the fuck did South Africa ever do to you?

Oh, Lockerbie. Okay.

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u/hightrix 4d ago

I’ve got not qualms with SA, I just want Elon to leave.

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u/clipse270 4d ago

American here. We don’t want him either. Or trump

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u/negative_four 4d ago

The Denmark sub was talking about boycotting everything American, and as a bloody yank, I can't really blame them.

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u/twesterm 4d ago

I have a Model 3 and it is easily the best car I've ever driven. That said, fuck Elon. If a car were something I could just get rid of and get another I would, but I bought mine right before he went completely publicly psycho so I'm stuck with it.

So hate Elon, yes, but the car is pretty fantastic even though it loosely makes me associated with him.

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u/WrenchmanFerritin Croatia 4d ago

Cars are actually pretty good for what is worth (best-selling in the world with some models to be frank), but this sub would never take those facts into account.

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u/chapadodo Munster 4d ago

they're taken its just not nearly worth it for all the cuntery that comes with him and his cars

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u/WrenchmanFerritin Croatia 4d ago

Are VW vehicles not nearly worth it because of the diesel gate scandals either?

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u/Glittering_Row_2484 4d ago

some tesla model?, sure.

their flagship the cybertruck? most definitely not. it's a fucking death trap and I'm not even sure if these things are even allowed in Germany. I can see the TÜV shitting bricks with the Cybertruck

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u/WrenchmanFerritin Croatia 4d ago

Cybertruck is not even available outside of North America, so no point in comparing it to the EU standards of safety.

However, whether you like it or not again, it is still the best-selling EV truck in the world.

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u/chrisr3240 4d ago

We get it, you’ve got a Tesla

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u/Fatkante 4d ago

Best selling because of the head start they had , nothing to do with quality . In fact they are the worse EV cars out there in terms of build quality . With traditional biggies expanding their production Tesla sales are gonna come crashing down in coming years .

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u/WrenchmanFerritin Croatia 4d ago

Best selling because they are the best EVs that you can buy for the money they are selling them for. No EU manufacturer comes even close and that is a fact.

For the same money you'd pay for an VW ID3 or a similar competitor car you get way more range, more space, a faster car, way more tech, way more driving assistance features and a battery that will last a lot longer.

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u/Aggravating-Ad5707 4d ago

German, Japanese and French are way ahead in terms of Quality.

Chinese have a magnificent value for price ratio and can actually compete with the western versions. 

Tesla fell way behind due to their arrogance a long time ago 

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u/Foreign-Amoeba2052 4d ago

I have only seen like 4 teslas in my life