One thousand submissions attract 95 per cent opposition to new Tesla factory in Australian city of Adelaide.

‘I could not think of a worse developer to sell the land to. Tesla sales have been plummetting [sic] … this is likely to attract protests and negative attention that the neighbourhood does not need or want.’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/27/australia-news-live-liberals-nationals-coalition-sussan-ley-david-littleproud-north-west-shelf-climate-change-gas-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-683509788f08990e36519186#block-683509788f08990e36519186
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  • TassieTosser@aussie.zoneEnglish
    251·
    11 days ago

    Good on them. Musk can fuck all the way off. Plenty of other car companies whose CEOs don’t seig heil.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      11 days ago

      I wish Kia in Australia were doing the cool EV stuff that they’re doing in Northern Europe, instead of bringing an emotional support vehicle.

      • Geobloke@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        10 days ago

        What do you mean? There’s plenty of Hyundai EVs in australia. Spicy prices though

        • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
          1·
          10 days ago

          Kia, not Hyundai. Same chaebol, but it’s still its own separate product and marketing teams.

          Kia Norway was running some good antifascist pro-EV ad campaigns earlier in the year for their sensible mid-sized EVs. The contrast between that and Kia Australia’s latest big marketing push which is for a huge gas guzzler with the dumb “pretend I’m a rugged manly man” TV spots just struck me.