[mytailorisrich]

The French are the European experts on social violence (and I am French)...

In fact OP's comment somewhat shows the often noxious atmosphere in France. Here in the UK I see Teslas everywhere and people don't say or do anything (maybe they comment on the neighbour's new Tesla at home but they are polite in public in a very British way, and criminal damage is a serious crime...) In France I can believe that a Tesla owner may fear that their car will be vandalised or that some random people might throw insults at them in the street if Tesla is labeled the wrong way...

Edit: TBH, I wouldn't even say that there is a low tolerance for fascism because historically and to this day, economic interventionism, strong state, strong leader, political violence, tendency towards authoritarism, social conservatism have been big part of the culture. That is balanced by a tendency towards anarchism at the same time...

[iamacyborg]

People are literally putting stickers on Teslas in London calling them Swasticars.

https://www.newsweek.com/activists-brand-tesla-vehicles-swas...

[belter]

https://www.instagram.com/gainzilla80_ifbbpro/p/DFdRzMAvv6k/

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRaK8eM...

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTEMZ4w...

[dzhiurgis]

People who hate nazi’s are putting swastikas everywhere. It’s on the level of gluing yourself somewhere or throwing paint on works of art when protesting.

Worst part (or best) the left will take an L on their beloved cars while selling them to right.

[_DeadFred_]

A car needs a working supply chain to stay on the road. If no one's buying new Teslas the longevity/viability of existing ones changes from owning a popular car to owning a Fisker. Get out while the resale value is still decent.

[dzhiurgis]

You are tripping if you think most popular car in the world will become Fisker.

[_DeadFred_]

What's factory service going to look like when new sales are down even further in Europe and the stores are struggling? I definitely wouldn't be buying from a manufacturer where that has to be a consideration which then adds to a vicious cycle for Tesla. Is Tesla going to keep stores open that aren't selling any vehicles just to provide service?

[dzhiurgis]

Are you going to buy from BYD instead?

[mytailorisrich]

Obviously there are idiots everywhere... My point is about cultural and societal tendencies.

[elthran]

At least in the UK the license plate lets you know when the car was registered, so it's simple to tell if they bought the Tesla before Elon went off the cliff fully. I'm not going to begrudge anyone who doesn't sell their car, my judgement is reserved for the people buying them now

[mytailorisrich]

Wow, that is not sinister at all... /s

Edit: My comment is obviously not about cars number plates...

[brianmcc]

It's harmless, it's a 6 month window. Number plate:

XX24 - registered between 1 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024

XX74 - registered between 1 Sep 2024 - 28 Feb 2025

XX25 - registered between 1 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025

etc

The first two letters of a number plate identifies the location where the vehicle was registered. For example, LA – LY covers London and MA – MY covers Manchester and Merseyside. Nothing personally identifying whatsoever.

If you're truly paranoid about such things you can always buy a car registered hundreds of miles from your residence, and in practice with an abundance of second-hand (used) cars in the marketplace from across all the UK, there's always a huge variety of registration letters driving about anyway!

[Toutouxc]

They said "judgement", not setting them ablaze. I will also, inevitably, have some sort of opinion on people who have bought a Tesla after Jan 2025.

[rsynnott]

I mean, what's sinister about judging someone for their car?