• peterpan520@feddit.org
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    Here is the source:

    Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities

    Toulouse (France) (AFP) – A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor’s office said Monday.

    The prosecutor’s office told AFP an investigation has been opened into Sunday night’s attack on a dealership near the southern city of Toulouse which left eight cars burned out.

    Another four cars were badly damaged amid evidence the blaze was “not at all accidental”, said the prosecutor’s office.

    Philippe Guyot, mayor of the Toulouse suburb of Plaisance-du-Touch, told AFP firefighters had quickly determined that the cause of the blaze was criminal, adding the dealership premises had not been targeted.

    A handful of anti-Tesla actions have occurred in Europe since Elon Musk’s rapprochement with US President Donald Trump, his backing of European far-right parties and attacks on diversity.

    Sales of Tesla cars halved year-on-year in January 2025 in Germany and France.

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    The average French must have a huge carbon footprint with all that arson going on

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    I’ve made fun of the French all my life for being smelly cowards, but perhaps we Americans are the smelly cowards.

    Sorry France. Clearly you know how to get shit done.

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      There are still people here who were there for the Resistance.
      That’s the mentality you guys need to start adopting, because clearly the nice way hasn’t worked so far.

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      I’ve never personally burnt a Tesla to the ground, afraid my citizenship may get revoked 🇫🇷

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    I know what they meant, but I like the implication that it’s only the first of many to be burned to the ground

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    At this point burning cars is just as much part of french culture as the baguette

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    Wow, that was an oversight of the Quality Department. Very likely that they allowed non-conforming batteries be installed in those vehicles. Oh well.

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    The fact I gotta wonder if people lit them on fire in they lit themselves on fire due to shitty design is telling of what kind of company it is.

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    Hitting the bastards in the pocket is one of the most effective ways of sending a message.

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      a qoute from marge simpsons, the french can be unpredictable" one minute thier kissing your hand, the next they are chopping your head off"

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    I think we’re running out the possibility that all the cars caught fire at the same time too early!