Some Tesla owners in B.C. embarrassed by company’s CEO amid charged political climate [Video]

Bob Porter has been driving electric vehicles for more than a decade out of a desire to go green.

He purchased a Tesla Model 3 nearly seven years ago because, he said, the company’s technology was more advanced than other EVs on the market at the time. 

Lately, however, he feels like there’s a target on his back, as many have grown frustrated by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s involvement with the U.S. government.

“You are conscious that you’re driving a Tesla and people see you, and you do worry about, will there be any repercussions?” he said.

Porter, president of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA), said he wants people to know that getting behind the wheel of a Tesla isn’t a political statement for most drivers.

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