Summary

A survey in the Netherlands revealed that 31% of Tesla owners are considering selling their cars due to Elon Musk’s controversial actions, including his involvement in politics and handling of misinformation on X (formerly Twitter).

About 40% feel embarrassed to own a Tesla, though 51% say Musk’s behavior doesn’t affect their view of the car.

Musk’s leadership of X has also driven users away, with 46% leaving or considering leaving the platform.

Parallel criticism of Mark Zuckerberg for removing fact-checking has fueled similar debates over tech leadership and misinformation.

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      5 hours ago

      probably it would get imported into another country within the EU, it is quite common for used cars in Europe to make their way into the used market in another country.

      Just like used American cars make their way to central an south America.

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        5 hours ago

        I’m aware of that but people are not stupid. Tesla is locked behind a brick ton of red tape. I have a tire shop nearby that supplies even high luxury cars and super cars. They won’t touch Teslas.

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      7 hours ago

      and for how much. lol, there was that ctruck owner that wanted to get his money back, but the price of new ones is now less than what he paid a year ago. Like $20K+ less, but he doesn’t want to sell for that low of a price.

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      7 hours ago

      I don’t know, but if they follow through, it must be a damn good time to be in the secondhand market for a BEV.

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        5 hours ago

        Hopefully. We need EVs to start having an affordable secondhand market

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      4 hours ago

      I’ll take one. I’m planning on getting an EV soon anyways