We purchased our Tesla in 2014. When our parking garage installed electric chargers, Fred, like many of us, jumped on the Tesla bandwagon. After driving an electric car for over a decade, I will never go back to gas.
We are not the only Tesla owners who want to get rid of their cars. Was it Elon’s complete disregard for human beings as he attempts to completely disrupt the federal government like a classic tech dude without a proper understanding of how government works, or was it that awful new cyber truck that looks like something out of Mad Max and looks angry? It is a toss-up.
I agree that the government is bloated and corrupt; there is waste and fraud at every turn, and the worst part is everyone knows it but can’t seem to do anything about it or want to. They are going about it by just creating more mess to be cleaned up with the next administration.
Perhaps rebuilding is easier when there are only embers left. I am not for hiring McKinsey or another private organization that does a complete look from the bottom up, but we are in desperate need. No one has the political will to do that, so what is happening now might be more manageable.
Companies, especially CEO’s, should know who their customers are. Look at what is happening at Target since they went along with the Trumpian way of getting rid of DEI. Huge applause goes to the CEOs who say DEI works and are keeping it as the fabric of their companies; the data shows that diversity is better for the bottom line.
Elon pissed off his customers too, and now they all want to get rid of his car. They also have no interest in buying another because all the car industries have jumped into the electric field, as they should, at prices for a wider audience.
I went to Volvo to buy a new electric car and turn in our Tesla. I have always loved Volvos. They do not crush like a tin can; like most cars, they were built for the winters in Sweden. To put things in perspective of the reality of the Tesla’s worth at this point, Volvo gave us a whopping trade-in value of $2000 regardless of being an eleven-year-old car, the mileage are low and it is electric. $2000, that’s it.
My partner suggested that we take our other Tesla—yes, we had two, now one—and put it in front of Gotham on 4/20. We could give out sledgehammers, let people smash the car, and film it for Instagram. It may go viral.
