We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too
Thousands of anti-Tesla protesters took to the streets Saturday March 29th in opposition to Elon Musk and his efforts with DOGE to eliminate humanitarian aid, close federal agencies, and fire government workers. It was the culmination of nearly two months of steady, almost daily demonstrations aimed at hurting Teslaâs sales â and ultimately Musk himself. Today was billed as a âGlobal Day of Actionâ with protests targeting hundreds of Tesla locations in the US, Canada, and Europe.
The Verge wanted to check the temperature and see how these protesters were thinking about this current moment, and whether they felt their boycott was having its desired effect. Tesla sales have slid significantly since the protests started, and its stock has shed a lot of its value. But Musk shows no signs of being deterred, as he ramps up his threats to sic the government on anti-Tesla forces.
So we fanned out across the globe, from London to New York to Washington, DC to Los Angeles â and Paramus, NJ and Akron, Ohio too â to observe the movement as it enters it third month and talk to the people who opted to spend a good chunk of a Saturday afternoon waving signs and shouting about M …