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Electric car seen taking up space at fuel pump
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A
Tesla
driver has sparked backlash after parking at a busy
petrol
station before ducking out to pick up some KFC.
The white Tesla Model Y parked directly in front of a fuel pump at BP Paradise Gardens in Thornlands in the City of Redlands,
Queensland
.
The image was shared to
Facebook
, with the original poster revealing they had seen the driver go to the KFC next door.
‘Parking your electric vehicle next to a petrol bowser in a busy BP station while you pop in to
KFC
to get a go bucket, just in case there is a shower of rain and it gets wet (wasn’t raining at the time),’ the post read.
‘Way of the future or just rude and lacking consideration for others?’
Social media users didn’t hold back as they ripped into the driver.
One described the move as ‘narcissistic’, while another labelled it ‘rude’.
‘Probably worried they’ll get electrocuted if the car gets wet!’ one joked.
‘Should’ve walked over, picked up the diesel pump, and when they walked back said “fillerup”?’ one user joked.
‘Damn ignorant. I’d like to see an EMF reading inside the cabin when he starts up. Maybe he’s already fried his brain?’ another said.
Many pointed out the irony, accusing some EV drivers of hypocrisy.
‘Tesla driver.. say no more,’ one wrote.
‘They be the ones complaining there aren’t enough charge points,’ another said.
But not everyone was outraged. Some defended the Tesla driver and criticised the original post for being invasive.
‘Looks like you were stalking the person if you know what they were doing,’ one commented.
‘We are often quick to judge a situation without knowing the whole story, aren’t we? It is worth considering,’ another added.
And one person suggested the entire drama was overblown.
‘If this is a big worry, then you really are doing ok, be happy,’ they wrote.
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