Electric vehicles have been a sore point for a small subset of the population for years, and the Cybertruck has been a particular magnet for the ire of others. Teslas as a whole saw people remove their chargers during use and giving their car keysbut Cybertruck owners seem to be dealing with more direct acts of vandalism and damage. I saw truck drivers throw stones and roll coal to Cybertruck, and in June to Fort Lauderdale police investigated a case of vandalism in which 34 of the vehicles were spray painted.

Hate towards electric vehicles it’s puzzling because they have incredible environmental benefits. Although there is a widespread belief that battery mining operations have as profound an impact on the environment as traditional combustion engines, University of Oxford researcher Hannah Ritchie recently showed that mining for dirty energy source far exceeds the amount of lithium or other ores used to create batteries for electric vehiclesaccording to Sustainability By Numbers. And once these batteries are manufactured, the vehicles’ independence from fossil fuels makes them a ecological benefit.

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In turn, commenters on the video were quick to point out that the driver should take legal action.

“Looks like you have the license plate, submit your insurance claim with the video,” one commenter said.

“Make a police report too.” said another“It doesn’t matter if I don’t do anything. You want a record of her.”

“I take the 405 daily and have seen it and cyclists kicking Teslas,” another commenter. intercepted. “I want a ban on lane splitting. They drive too fast and do things like that when you’re changing lanes in 20 mph traffic.”

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