bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Part of the pushback, Teo, was also your suggestion to record Tesla on the phone, tell them you were recording, and share that recording everywhere ... with no in-between to give them a chance to respond (and never mind the fact that what you were originally suggesting was illegal).
People want to work with Tesla to get this resolved. I understand that people like golfski, who have paid money for access, will be upset to be iced. They have a right to be. The flip side of that coin is that as an early adopter (pre Model S), I feel a responsibility to help people understand that EVs are not threatening, etc.
To bully my way in to get what I want, even though legally entitled, is the short game. My personal goal (and I suspect the goal of the people pushing back on you) is the long game: Wide acceptance and adoption of EVs.
I don't want to be keyed in a parking lot because someone is mad about Teslas and EVs. I want to share the parking lots. I wish these spots were in more inconvenient places, honestly. I hate looking like I'm entitled, it just adds to the problem. And I want to work this problem out, not force a solution by embarrassing people and calling them out publicly. Because then I've only solved it for one place.
I'm not after a war between EVs and ICE. I want ICE drivers to look at EVs and want one. And feel sorry about the time they were so small that they ICEd a spot. Not feel challenged and keep doing it, 'just to get even'.
Long game.
People want to work with Tesla to get this resolved. I understand that people like golfski, who have paid money for access, will be upset to be iced. They have a right to be. The flip side of that coin is that as an early adopter (pre Model S), I feel a responsibility to help people understand that EVs are not threatening, etc.
To bully my way in to get what I want, even though legally entitled, is the short game. My personal goal (and I suspect the goal of the people pushing back on you) is the long game: Wide acceptance and adoption of EVs.
I don't want to be keyed in a parking lot because someone is mad about Teslas and EVs. I want to share the parking lots. I wish these spots were in more inconvenient places, honestly. I hate looking like I'm entitled, it just adds to the problem. And I want to work this problem out, not force a solution by embarrassing people and calling them out publicly. Because then I've only solved it for one place.
I'm not after a war between EVs and ICE. I want ICE drivers to look at EVs and want one. And feel sorry about the time they were so small that they ICEd a spot. Not feel challenged and keep doing it, 'just to get even'.
Long game.