Climate activists have doused a Tesla Cybertruck in orange paint after striking a car showroom.
Two members of the Last Generation Group, a movement concerned with the environment, threw bright liquid over the vehicle before holding up a sign that read: “Armoured off to climate hell.”
They say the car symbolises “the way the super-rich deal with global warming”, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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The US manufacturer, Tesla, has been touring Germany with its futuristic Cybertruck this month.
The company’s new vehicle is a battery-electric, medium-duty, full-size pick-up truck with low-polygon modelling, consisting of flat stainless steel sheet panels.
It was targeted when it arrived at a showroom in Hamburg’s Wandsbek district.
On Saturday morning, (13 July), a 21-year-old man and 55-year-old man set upon the 3.1-ton, 5.68-metre-long vehicle with bottles of orange paint.
They said: “The Cybertruck weighs around three tons, which means it consumes an absurd amount of energy due to its enormous weight.
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“A senseless waste that we as a society cannot afford.”
The group also shared a video of the incident to X.
In the clip, the two men can be seen chucking bright paint onto each side of the car.
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They then put on orange jackets and hold up their sign in protest.
Many rushed to the comments to share their views.
Casey said: “Make it so they can only drink soup through a straw for a year.”
Mark commented: “Electric cars????, what’s next, Halfords???”
Corey added: “Ahhh yes. The rage of the soyboy radicals in skinny jeans. So fearsome. So courageous.”
Jay wrote: “The radicals have one playbook: “Vandalism is the answer to everything if it’s us destroying what we hate but if you so much as put tire tracks on our beloved painted streets -we will destroy your life”
Joshua commented: “Not everyone loves Tesla.”
The State Criminal Police Office is investigating the incident.
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