Originally published at: Butterscotch stallion loses his wheels | Boing Boing
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Stole the wheels, left the car?
Huh.
Maybe the battery was dead. What’s a electric car thief to do? Wait around for an hour or two?
That’s a good point. What the hell do you do with a Tesla parked on the street when the battery dies?
Fortunately, I have AAA, which is the only half of that equation I can afford.
I’d think that Tesla tires would have pressure transponders with a recorded serial number baked in.
It might be hard to move those hot wheels.
Also…
That’s kind of shocking to me, actually. He must have the base trim package.
It’s as if thieves ripped off Lightning McQeen’s arms and legs and left him in the street. Those bastards. Leave Butterscotch alone!
Maybe the goal was to keep the stallion in his stall…
Teslas have cameras all over them recording everything all the time.
Hot Wheels!
Hot Wheels!
All the chasin’
All the racin’
Hot Wheels!
Hot Wheels!
Keep’a turnin’ now
Keep’a burnin’ now
Keep’a turnin’ Hot Wheels
Less likely to burst into flame.
That’s making assumptions!
The risks of living in a bad neighbourhood.
People are assuming that a human stole the wheels, and not that the Tesla’s Smart Wheels™ haven’t rebelled and struck out on their own.
He doesn’t have a car elevator? Hardly a mansion at all.