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Tesla takedown protest Vancouver (lemmy.ca)

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Tesla Takedown Vancouver

Start: Saturday, May 17, 2025•12:00 PM End: Saturday, May 17, 2025• 2:00 PM

Tesla Showroom• 1636 West 4th Ave Vancouver, BC V6J 1L9, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L9 CA

Tesla sales are down 71%~YAY!

Take a victory lap, then come join us in Kits to finish the job.

Bring your signs, your smiles, and your burning desire to take down a billionaire. Tesla goes down, ELON GOES DOWN!

LFG!

Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll never understand what about protesting a car dealership no one wants to buy a car from is considered a good use of time...

I'm sure it makes people feel like they're accomplishing something, but you can get that same dopamine hit and actually accomplish something.

Like, why not protest your politicians and demand they hold Tesla accountable for abusing EV tax rebates through fraudulent sales reporting?

The Star reported earlier this month that Tesla filed an extraordinary number of EV rebate claims in the final days of the program in January, with a single Tesla dealership in Quebec City claiming nearly $20 million in public subsidies by documenting more than 4,000 electric vehicle sales over a single weekend.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-freezes-rebates-tesla-1.7493434

Future rebates are stalled, but I haven't seen any mention about fines and collections of the prior fraudulent payments.

That would actually hurt Musk, protesting a car dealership no one was buying a car from doesn't do anything.

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

Politicians will be more interested in ensuring Tesla gets investigated, if people are out and visible protesting it. I was at one, there were hundreds or more people at the place, and a total of two MAGA supporters carrying stupidly large USA and MAGA flags. There were lots of honks of support, including from Tesla drivers (Vancouver is a place where a lot of people bought Teslas years ago to support the environment).

BC's government excluded Tesla chargers from being able to receive any new provincial government rebates for their charger installations.

The Premier, David Eby was questioned on why he stopped that when the government was supposed to be acting to protect the environment, and he responded that British Columbians would be sick seeing our money going to Elon Musk's company. Visible protests make that reasoning justifiable. So there is a point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

there were hundreds or more people at the place, and a total of two MAGA supporters carrying stupidly large USA and MAGA flags. There were lots of honks of support, including from Tesla drivers (Vancouver is a place where a lot of people bought Teslas years ago to support the environment).

Exactly my point...

protesting a car dealership no one wants to buy a car from

If zero Canadians are buying Teslas...

I think time/energy would be better spent directly protesting the people who can hold him accountable, rather than hoping they notice.

Cuz like, there's a lot of shit politicians should be noticing, and they don't all seem to be noticing it all on their own. Although to be fair y'all are alot better off than we are right now, so it's not like you really need my advice.