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[โ€“] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Hey UK!

Can we just try not to be last for once, please?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

One of the issues with these percentage stats is that we were not as big of purchasers of Tesla as the rest of Europe so it's going to be harder for us to have as large of drops.

If you look, France has dropped that much just to catch up with us.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Even before the others dropped you were 3rd most out of 8.

Now you're 1st most.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/tesla-sales-by-country

Germany still has higher sales than us, and we aren't much higher than France, but I'm not trying to make excuses just pointing out that percent comparisons aren't great. I think we could all do better in getting Tesla sales down to zero.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The graph is missing headers so not sure, but UKโ€™s numbers are highest here

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep, the screenshot of a clipped screenshot is pretty bad. I agree.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/tesla-sales-by-country

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you look, France has dropped that much just to catch up with us.

Swer n me mum. You brits cant get through a day without a dig at a frenchie, do ya?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Why the Jamacian accent?

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Being last is what we do best

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm doing my part. I can't afford a Swasticar anyway.

I can afford a bunch of Nazi stickers, though!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Iโ€™m thinking about putting a kit together to leave under windscreen wipersโ€ฆ

Option 1: dental floss to remove the Tesla badge. Option 2: a swastika sticker to put next to the Tesla badge.

That way we will know for certain if they are Nazis or not.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

But how else would us red, white, and blue headed step-children know how to make you somehow look better in comparison?