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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 09:47 PM Jan 2019

Tesla vs pickup truck. This is what MAGAts are doing now.

https://drivetribe.com/p/model-x-drags-22-ton-pick-up-away-CkhClrAaTB6VJOGJ7JDiZA

Recently images of Tesla Superchargers have been circulating because they have been blocked by huge pickup trucks. This practice is called 'ICEing', named after an internal combustion engined car. This has a lot of EV owners furious, sometimes left with low range and nowhere to charge.

This video though, shows one Tesla owner taking action into their own hands, using their four-wheel-drive Model X to pull the huge pick-up truck out of the way.

The Model x uses the massive amount of torque from the electric motor, to pull the 2.2 ton Chevy out of the way with ease.


The video in that was staged to show capabilities of the Tesla

Here are photos of what MAGAts are apparently doing now

https://driving.ca/tesla/auto-news/news/ice-ing-trend-sees-trucks-block-tesla-charging-stations



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Tesla vs pickup truck. This is what MAGAts are doing now. (Original Post) Roland99 Jan 2019 OP
spaces should be posted recharging only. all others towed nt msongs Jan 2019 #1
Pull it to a real no parking zone like a fire lane, House of Roberts Jan 2019 #2
Fucking hillbillies. nt Codeine Jan 2019 #3
if i drove a tesla i'd throw a brick at their windows and then scream off at full speed Terminally_Chill Jan 2019 #4
micropenii Terminally_Chill Jan 2019 #5
24 inches of heavy chain... albacore Jan 2019 #6
That sounds like a lot of work. Flaleftist Jan 2019 #7
I'd say how to disable their vehicles, but i'd be banned for it. roamer65 Jan 2019 #13
Oh, I know there are a lot of ways. Flaleftist Jan 2019 #16
Here's the video Stinky The Clown Jan 2019 #8
Thanks. That made my heart happy. Sinistrous Jan 2019 #9
That is the staged video to which I referred in the OP Roland99 Jan 2019 #10
Correct, they say that right up front. Stinky The Clown Jan 2019 #11
... and? Sinistrous Jan 2019 #14
Right. But it wasn't some random asshat. It was the Tesla owner's sister's truck Roland99 Jan 2019 #22
Made me cringe to see the tow strap around the hitch ball fescuerescue Jan 2019 #19
The photo at the beginning of post is taken behind the chargers. Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #12
Yeah, it looks like the chargers have their backs to the trucks, and the working end available. NBachers Jan 2019 #18
There are other examples... progressoid Jan 2019 #20
To me, the parking signs stating for Teslas is behind the trucks and facing the camera Roland99 Jan 2019 #23
Those units you note are the transformers, not the superchargers Zorro Jan 2019 #28
Like smokers, these dumbfucks bought into a paradigm that helps to marginalize their savings power. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #15
Maybe we need to let the air out of their tires Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #17
That's when you call the tow truck. Fuck these morons. Initech Jan 2019 #21
Somebody Help Me Out Here ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #24
They are protesting "libs" - just like the Rolling Coal at Prius. salin Jan 2019 #25
It's a new form of "coal rolling". Initech Jan 2019 #30
Just remove their valve cores. /nt LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #26
Guess coal-rolling has become passe... backscatter712 Jan 2019 #27
Call the cops and have them ticketed. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #29

House of Roberts

(5,180 posts)
2. Pull it to a real no parking zone like a fire lane,
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 09:59 PM
Jan 2019

and let him get a ticket.
I drop off a housemate at her job at a hospital, and they 'clamp' the cars that illegally park on their premises.

 

Terminally_Chill

(76 posts)
4. if i drove a tesla i'd throw a brick at their windows and then scream off at full speed
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:07 PM
Jan 2019

those fat-ass trucks couldn't keep up with the tesla if they were to chase.
i'd show up at the station w/ a full charge just to do that.

albacore

(2,405 posts)
6. 24 inches of heavy chain...
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:12 PM
Jan 2019

... thru the wheel holes. 3 inch bolt thru both ends of the chain. Nut onto bolt. Peen to destroy protruding threads on bolt.

They can get it off, but they will need tools. And time.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
7. That sounds like a lot of work.
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:16 PM
Jan 2019

I'm usually against vandalism, but I'd be okay if someone just slashed all their tires.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
16. Oh, I know there are a lot of ways.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 12:02 AM
Jan 2019

Especially if you can pop the hood. I've read about a trick with thermite that doesn't even require that and sounds fun.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
22. Right. But it wasn't some random asshat. It was the Tesla owner's sister's truck
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 09:26 AM
Jan 2019

Merely showing the capabilities of the Tesla.

As I stated in the OP

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
19. Made me cringe to see the tow strap around the hitch ball
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 02:33 AM
Jan 2019

That is super dangerous. I've seen those snap off, and the ball become a deadly projectile. (In my case I saw it take out the windshield)

Its counter-intuitive. You would think a hitch ball designed to tow many thousands would be suitable, but it's not. I think it has to do with elastic built into a recovery strap which greatly magnifies the load in a way that traditional trailer and coupler do not.

They do make a recovery hook designed to do what this guy did. I keep one in my truck, along with a strap but I've never used it.

Sneederbunk

(14,298 posts)
12. The photo at the beginning of post is taken behind the chargers.
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 11:28 PM
Jan 2019

Note grass between back of chargers and parking lot. Not clear how vehicles pictured are obstructing access.

NBachers

(17,135 posts)
18. Yeah, it looks like the chargers have their backs to the trucks, and the working end available.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 12:52 AM
Jan 2019

Although the red Tesla sign is on the truck side.

Zorro

(15,749 posts)
28. Those units you note are the transformers, not the superchargers
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 11:01 AM
Jan 2019

Transformers are typically nearby but not adjacent to the actual superchargers.

TheBlackAdder

(28,211 posts)
15. Like smokers, these dumbfucks bought into a paradigm that helps to marginalize their savings power.
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 11:51 PM
Jan 2019

.

Just another control that helps to transfer money from people, who based on this picture, are barely getting by, to large industry.

They think they are sending a message, when the only one is that they are too stupid to prepare for the future, by taking up a manufactured cause brought on by others--to which they buy into. They enjoy pumping a thousand or two into a lift kit, a grand to be able to "roll coal" in their diesel trucks, and passing everything on the roads except for a gas pump.

Now, smoking is a little different, because of its high addictive qualities, but that too disproportionately affects those with lower incomes, as the price per pack takes a greater percentage of take-home pay.

This reminds me of the movie, The Last Starfighter, where most of the kids are resigned to go to city college and live in their trailer parks, and take trips to the bar or to the lake on the weekend, never venturing out of the county.

.

ProfessorGAC

(65,159 posts)
24. Somebody Help Me Out Here
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 09:40 AM
Jan 2019

What is the point of "ICEing"?
How does an electric car negatively affect somebody else?
Not getting what these drivers are protesting!

salin

(48,955 posts)
25. They are protesting "libs" - just like the Rolling Coal at Prius.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 09:44 AM
Jan 2019

The assumption is that the only people who would pay/drive such a car must be liberal - and thus by definition should be messed with for the Lulz.

Yes. It is stupid.

Initech

(100,100 posts)
30. It's a new form of "coal rolling".
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 06:29 PM
Jan 2019

Just a new way for anti-envionmental conservative bullies to show what dicks they can be. That's all this is - a dick move.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
27. Guess coal-rolling has become passe...
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:20 AM
Jan 2019

This is why we have tow-trucks.

Call the shittiest, shadiest, local towing service you know, get these shit-chariots sent off to the impound yard, and let the Trump trash fork over hundreds of dollars to get their prosthetic penises back.

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