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This article seems a bit light. I'd really like an explanation of why this is happening. Even if it just 'people don't like the posh city folk with their fancy

This article seems a bit light. I'd really like an explanation of why this is happening. Even if it just 'people don't like the posh city folk with their fancy cars and advocados'. In some places it sounds like good parking spots are reserved for e-vehicles, in which case that sounds less like a protest and more like.... well... people parking. In other places there's clearly something more going on.

cprayingmantis 8y ago
Antecdotal but I’ve heard people in the Bristol TN/VA region refer to electric cars as a threat to their daily life and values. They refer to Obama era policies around clean energy and cite it as an example of corporate welfare I’ve even heard people refer to Tesla’s as cheap made foreign cars. I’m really not sure where they get these ideas from. Also the one in Bristol isn’t really a prime parking spot so that’s not a good argument.
- vitaflo 8y ago
  >I’ve heard people in the Bristol TN/VA region refer to electric cars as a threat to their daily life and values. Seems a little crazy when these are American made vehicles and they use electricity to run, most of which in that area comes from coal. If anything they should be huge supporters of Tesla.
  - cprayingmantis 8y ago
    That's my thoughts as well. That area has always been a little slow to adopt new tech and more than a little suspicious of it.
mr_toad 8y ago
> I'd really like an explanation of why this is happening. Some people just like being bigots. If they weren’t picking on the Tesla owners they’d find some other easily identifiable minority to pick on.
tomatotomato37 8y ago
If you look closer at the headline picture you'll see the far truck has its hood open with people looking under it, and combined with the modified nature of the trucks I'm going to agree that this seems to be less of a protest and more some type of truck meet that's ignoring parking laws for shiggles.

cprayingmantis 8y ago

Antecdotal but I’ve heard people in the Bristol TN/VA region refer to electric cars as a threat to their daily life and values. They refer to Obama era policies around clean energy and cite it as an example of corporate welfare I’ve even heard people refer to Tesla’s as cheap made foreign cars. I’m really not sure where they get these ideas from. Also the one in Bristol isn’t really a prime parking spot so that’s not a good argument.

vitaflo 8y ago
>I’ve heard people in the Bristol TN/VA region refer to electric cars as a threat to their daily life and values. Seems a little crazy when these are American made vehicles and they use electricity to run, most of which in that area comes from coal. If anything they should be huge supporters of Tesla.
- cprayingmantis 8y ago
  That's my thoughts as well. That area has always been a little slow to adopt new tech and more than a little suspicious of it.

mr_toad 8y ago

> I'd really like an explanation of why this is happening. Some people just like being bigots. If they weren’t picking on the Tesla owners they’d find some other easily identifiable minority to pick on.

tomatotomato37 8y ago

If you look closer at the headline picture you'll see the far truck has its hood open with people looking under it, and combined with the modified nature of the trucks I'm going to agree that this seems to be less of a protest and more some type of truck meet that's ignoring parking laws for shiggles.