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IcyPeas

(24,706 posts) Sun Nov 2, 2025, 08:05 PM Nov 2

Tesla trucks donated to Las Vegas police [View all]

â€œ.. thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.â€

@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T13:45:05.653Z

https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-tesla-cybertruck-police-metro-f8294c00635009a78fa8a86741eec2ca

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Tesla trucks donated to Las Vegas police [View all] IcyPeas Nov 2 OP

Elon buying get out of jail free cards? Walleye Nov 2 #1

from what I heard, Elon wasn't the donor vapor2 Nov 2 #15

Correct. Ben Horowitz and wife: IcyPeas Nov 3 #19

can't sell them lapfog_1 Nov 2 #2

I think this is the 10th recall of cyber trucks vapor2 Nov 2 #16

Is that like selling used Koozies at a garage sale? BOSSHOG Nov 2 #3

Other police departments have tested Teslas as patrol vehicles and concluded RockRaven Nov 2 #4

They were donated? Police departments rarely RubyRose Nov 2 #9

"Cybertrucks" True Dough Nov 2 #5

Tourism is way, way down in sin city, mwmisses4289 Nov 2 #10

It is a better use of them than setting them on fire. Turbineguy Nov 2 #6

Well, they do that on their own, don't they? Conjuay Nov 2 #11

I have nothing to to back this up but RandySF Nov 2 #7

We can only hope. buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2 #12

Can't sell the rust- buckets. Bread and Circuses Nov 2 #8

At least nobody will be around to see them Blue Owl Nov 2 #13

I think I see what's going on here jmowreader Nov 2 #14

Did you include these options: IcyPeas Nov 3 #20

Well, it will be easy to spot the cops. Marie Marie Nov 2 #17

Space X is also "buying" hundreds of those stupid trucks tinrobot Nov 2 #18