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Anti-Tesla Pickup Truck Drivers Take Over a Supercharger Station -- Again (electrek.co)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the car-wars dept.

An anonymous reader quotes Electrek: In what is quickly becoming a problem for some Tesla drivers, pickup truck drivers have again taken over a Supercharger station and yelled profanities in what appears to be an act of protest against Tesla. Earlier this month, we reported on a strange situation at Tesla's Hickory Supercharger in North Carolina where three large pickup trucks blocked access to the station and reportedly chanted "F*** Tesla"....

Now it looks like it's becoming a trend since another Reddit user spotted pickup truck drivers taking over another Tesla Supercharger. They reportedly were also yelling profanities to Tesla owners coming to charge at the Supercharger station.
Electrek also cites one Tesla owner's reports of being "coal rolled" -- intentionally targetted with extra black exhaust fumes from specially-modified engines.

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  1. I really don’t get it by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What exactly do the truck drivers think they’re accomplishing? And what do they think they’re protesting?

    I realize these guys are likely not the brightest bulbs in the box... but seriously, they must have at least a vaguely-defined reason they are choosing to do this.

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    1. Re:I really don’t get it by mysidia · · Score: 5, Interesting

      My feeling is many of the people that own and drive personal pickup trucks all the time; even when they're not actually hauling anything are self-centered arrogant SOBs who compare p***s links with each other; couldn't care less about being green, and often either don't think the rules apply to them -- or challenge the rules frequently through open defiance, Such as parking as to straddle two parking spaces, ignoring the lines, double parking locking people in, pulling in parallel to perpendicular parking, or pulling in perpendicular to parallel parking, etc.

      Many Supercharger stations are in sectioned off area of a larger parking lot ---
      the pickup drivers' ego is probably irked that someone else is special, other than them. Tesla drivers get dedicated Tesla-only "parking" areas in a crowded space, and that alone drives them batshit insane.

  2. Re:Just have them towed. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Really-- call a tow company in there, block them in, and hook up towing gear, and charge them a stiff fee.

    If it isn't a tow away zone then somebody screwed up.

    They don't need a tow truck. Teslas have a lot of low-end torque and a Model S or X could easily drag those pickups out of the parking spots.

    Forget a damn pick-up truck, a Tesla Model X P100D can, and has towed an actual Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. That's a 130 tonne aircraft being pulled 300 meters.

    See one of these many, many articles. Or this one.

    For a Model X, a pick up truck isn't going to be a problem.

  3. Re: Just have them towed. by WhiplashII · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This should be stated more clearly: Tesla Model X easily tows Chevy Silverado 1500 with the Chevy's rear wheels locked!

    Pretty cool!

    Although I don't see the point of ICEing. Is this people trying to be stupid for stupid's sake?

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