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  • Farmington Hills officials are fuming over a glut of unsold Cybertrucks being stored in the city.
  • Tesla has been parking the EVs at a shopping center earmarked for major redevelopment.
  • Officials say the electric vehicles violate zoning codes and are warning the property owner.
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[–] Johnnykorn@lemmy.world 70 points 2 days ago (8 children)

But using the land for vehicle storage is against city code.

You can park your car in the parking lot, but not that car...

And dealers do not randomly park cars in parking lots without permission otherwise they would have been towed. The lot owner is getting paid.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A lot of municipalities have different rules and definitions for "parking" and "long-term parking." In a lot of cases long-term parking is strictly prohibited in places where parking is otherwise encouraged. You can't just leave your vehicle in one place.

You've got to move it, move it.

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[–] oliver@lemmy.lothians.social 1 points 1 day ago

Considering the fear people have because EV's could burn all the time, this is a massive threat to environment and should be fixed (or towed & billed).

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 47 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well if they're just abandoning them, then the city should seize them and start selling them for parts. I know most of it is garbage but surely parts of it can go to something more useful.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The article didn’t do their research but certainly implies it’s the landlord making a quick buck on storage fees why waiting for redevelopment to start

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[–] MiDaBa@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

I'll offer $15,000 firm. They won't get a better offer.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Can't the city claim eminent domain on them and then sell them at auction?

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 54 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Sell them for pennies to the US military. They can use them as incendiary devices.

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[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Someone call a bomb squad. There are a bunch of terrorist bombs disguised as tesla cars in parking lots. I heard it's complicated to defuse, so I think we should just conduct a controlled detonation on these obvious terrorist cars. 😏

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 34 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Hmmm.

So EVs are pretty simple machines. I think we can all agree on that. Like I am not a mechanic and I can work on these things (well maybe not the tires).

But the problem isn't just that a single component in these things sucks, it's the whole design. That being said, the motors, controllers, axles, sensors, etc, can't all be entirely custom. I would be willing to bet there is a fair amount of useful shit we could "borrow" from unsupervised and unwanted cyber trucks to rebuild them into something much much better.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (4 children)
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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Some of those trucks ended up stored at a run-down mall in Farmington Hills outside of Detroit in Michigan. Unsurprisingly, local officials are not happy about it.

Lol, he's not even trying to hide them anymore. I would like to see pics of these trucks *from afar at the rundown mall. It sounds very dystopian to see, Mad Max like.

Edit: The pics they show don't show the mall in the background and how empty it looks.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Everyone involved in that business are shit at business through and through

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yet people are still buying them. Maybe one or two every other month, but there are still people buying them. I really do miss PSA's. This would be a good opportunity for one. "Kids, always remember to punch a Nazi and flip their trucks. Geeee IIII JOOEEEE!!!"

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You know who's buying them, right? The PSAs would just make them want them more.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (8 children)

How does one so stupid get access to so much disposable income...

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

Tesla’s Cybertruck is a big silver sales flop and that’s given the company several problems, including working out what to do with all the electric pickups it can’t sell.

Yes. That's how you start a swastidumpster article.

[–] muusemuuse@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Take possession. Tada!

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

But using the land for ~~vehicle~~ dumpster storage is against city code. 😂

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