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Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras has called for a Tesla boycott following Elon Musk’s remarks urging Germany to “move past” its Nazi history.

Musk’s comments, made during a far-right AfD campaign event, sparked outrage, particularly in Poland, which lost 6 million people in WWII.

The controversy comes ahead of Germany’s February 23 election and just before Musk’s Tesla earnings call.

As a key advisor to Trump, Musk’s stance could impact Tesla’s market position in Europe, where historical remembrance remains a sensitive issue.

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[–] [email protected] 141 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The Swedish strike is still ongoing. The German protest against their factory is still ongoing. The cyber truck can never be approved for use on roads in all of Europe. Every fourth Tesla fails the first EU-inspection. The average for all cars is 3%, so it's exceptionally bad.

I don't think a boycott is even necessary. There are enough reasons not to buy a Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago

It might not be necessary to stop him from selling cars in the EU, but the symbolism of it would be fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There are soooooo many teslas and cyberfucks in the US. It's horrible

TBF, half the cyberfucks I see are broken down

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are surving ok here in SoCal but if the rainy season hits hard enough my 24 year old 3 cylinder Tacoma is gonna be out driving them here soon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I laughed out the window of my Honda Fit at one that had broken down in -5F weather

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why would you drive an electric car in -5F weather? Thats just asking for issues, battery drain alone will cause problems add on the cybertrucks shitty build everything and you are mooning fate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Lol, Canadian here, I drive my leaf in -40c (-40f). Its cold and the heat barely works but it gets me to work and back and I'm already bundle for being aside so whatever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Honestly I trust Nissan to make sure their cars work in the frozen moose infested hellscape that is your country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Because you need to drive somewhere and your car is electric? Come weather makes me that I got a plug-in hybrid rather than a full electric, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

I was moreso referring to the cybertruck, the power drain issue could be worked around with preparation such as a heated garage, a battery heater, or just knowing its limits in such an environment. The cybertruck isnt even particularly good against warm weather let alone sub zero environments.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Every fourth Tesla fails the first EU-inspection. The average for all cars is 3%, so it's exceptionally bad.

I also wouldn't buy a car from that freak for various reasons but that high failure rate at the first inspection can be at least partly explained. Tesla - unlike most manufacturers - doesn't do regular inspections on their own. Most cars are checked (and repaired!) by the dealership before they get officially checked. Therefore, the 25% aren't completely comparable to the 3%.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That makes about as much sense as shipping their vehicles without paint. Oh wait...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

Top tip: if you want your local cybertruck off the road. E scooters can total them by denting the impossible to repair body panels.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Interesting, so they are externalizing QA to dealerships? Do they own the dealerships?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes that was one of their big business model points. Saves thousands on each vehicle. Technically afaik there is no "dealership", it's their corporate store.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But do they really have those many qualified QAs to send to each dealership? I entered one of their dealership only once and the guy talking to me, and appearing to run everything in there, sounded like a cryptobro on coke, but that was in Sweden, so I may not have a good idea of the reality of things elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

At least in the US, they lock things down so heavily that they're the only one able to do most repairs, so they've got tons of people in house or for body work they'll have someone they exclusively sub-let the work to.