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More people than the last hearing - I think the message is 'stall all you want with repetitive dealership testimony, but we won't go away. We'll just call our friends.'
Well since that email (for the first hearing) was posted in this forum, he didn't have to do much digging.More to come soon but wanted to throw this out there in objection to allowing public opinion the VADA lawyer basically threatened that if getting emails and having people show up was a requirement of determining public interest then he would make some phone calls.
He apparently got a copy of the email from Will which was presented as evidence stating that Tesla had asked for owner support.
I thought all first year law student knew to never ask a question of a witness when you don't already know the answer. Total fail by the VADA lawyer.It would seem that the Lawyer's attack toward us was to characterize us as a-typical buyers... Which sorta fell apart when they got to me... I forced them to address that I only have the Tesla and that it was important that it could be my only car. Also I moved up from a honda civic... So yeah, I get the buyers who are buying the Model 3. Boom... Mic drop.
I thought all first year law student knew to never ask a question of a witness when you don't already know the answer. Total fail by the VADA lawyer.
He made assumptions based on the price of the car. Also I forced the issue as I was number 4 and was tired of their shenanigans so wanted to blow up that angle.I thought all first year law student knew to never ask a question of a witness when you don't already know the answer. Total fail by the VADA lawyer.
Also this! It certainly made me stop and hesitate on if I really wanted to do this. Considering we still had 5 people get up and swear in I would say the scare tactic failed miserably.Well, we're off script. The public commentary doesn't usually require the public to swear in and be subject to cross examination. I suspect it was a scare tactic. So we aren't vetted in any way, so the VADA lawyer was flying blind to question us. I wish he asked me more questions, I suspect he didn't smell blood to pursue it.
Big thanks to @chickensevil @linkster @Hodginator @Only Trons @boberd @techmaven @bhzmark "Team Green Mileage Monster" and everyone else who stood up to VADA.
“Revolutions don't happen if you just roll over to the powers that be. Got to fight for what you believe.” @elonmusk Feb. 15, 2013
Lanny
That's one of the most frustrating things about these hearings, the dealers and/or GM can spout all kinds of nonsense and the legislators or hearing officer don't know any better and take them at face value. I imagine you guys have synchronized eye rolls by now. LOLTheir expert witness is who spoke equated hybrids, and Cars like the Volt and i8 as "competition" saying that nothing Tesla makes is unique to the industry.
He also tried to use the fact that EVs have been around for over 100 years now as evidence that this isn't new technology and wouldnt be any more difficult to sell.