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.

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  • @[email protected]
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    127 hours ago

    Setting EVs on fire is really bad for the environment. Can’t people just mess up these cars by cutting cables?

    • @SocialMediaRefugee
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      33 hours ago

      Based on repair costs just damaging one motor should be even to scrap it.

    • @[email protected]
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      145 hours ago

      Which cables are readily accessible? Which cables are readily accessible but not easily replaceable?

    • @x00z
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      45 hours ago

      And have them be easily repairable?

    • @Bacano
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      55 hours ago

      I imagine they don’t want to stick around too long

    • qprimed
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      107 hours ago

      /me starts handing out “/s” shaped molotov cocktails

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        4 hours ago

        I think these bottles would be more appropriate. Odd how Musk’s tequila brand looks like an s from the SS logo. Im sure that’s unintentional.

        https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tequila-restocked/

        Edit: For those unaware this is real and as someone with a multi-decade history of collecting and selling agave spirits at retail it is fucking awful for the money.