The Tiktok ‘Byesla’ trend shows that Tesla’s exchanges take place on Taylor Swift

Exchange in a tesla? There is a new Tiktok trend for this.

People publish videos before and after their exchanges of Tesla accompanied by the hashtag “Bytesla” and the hit of Taylor Swift in 2017, “look at what you did to me.”

As for most Tiktok viral trends, articles mainly follow a similar format. They show a driver who is backing back from their garage or their aisle in their Tesla while the words play: “I’m sorry, the former Taylor cannot come on the phone now. Why? Oh, because she is dead.”

Then, the video cuts the driver who stops in a new non -Tesla car in the song of the song of “look what you made me”.

Rivian seems to be a popular choice among some of the EV switches. Several of the videos show that Tesla owners opt for a vehicle from the California -based electric vehicle manufacturer, such as the Rivian R1S, which starts at around $ 75,900.

Other videos show that the owners exchange in their teslas for other electric vehicles, such as a Porsche Macan Electric or a Lexus.

“Tesla sales directors seem so defeated,” wrote one of the users who published a video in the legend of the reaction of Tesla sales employees hearing why the owners have decided to sell their vehicle and cancel their order of model Y. Their video included a message “F – K Elon” digitally imposed on their license plate.

Another user has published a video exchange in his Cybertruck for a GMC Hummer EV SUV, which starts at around $ 98,845 compared to Cybertruck, which starts at around $ 99,990. The user wrote in legend “change is good – when your principles / morals are important.”

The trend seems to have increased a few days ago, with many #Byesla Tiktoks published on Sunday and Monday. The messages followed the biggest day of the anti-TESLA events organized on Saturday, when more than 200 events were to take place outside the Tesla exhibition halls.

Saturday rallies were part of “Tesla Takedown,“Who describes himself as a” peaceful protest movement “which began in February in the middle of the involvement of the Doge of Elon Musk. The movement organized demonstrations throughout the country, as well as in certain places in the world.

The Tiktok “byetesla” trend, however, is additional proof that some owners of Tesla make the decision to sell their vehicles.

Some owners told BI that they had sold their teslas recently following the political participation of Musk in Doge, some saying that they were concerned with becoming targets of harassment or vandalism, and others sharing with bi that they felt embarrassed to be seen to lead them.

The data also suggests that calls to boycott the brand and unload vehicles have an impact on Tesla’s sales numbers.

Tesla’s delivery numbers reported by several countries have been decreasing in recent months in several countries. Wall Street analysts also expect low delivery numbers in the first quarter when Tesla reports her official count later this week.

The Tesla lists used increased by 33% this year, according to Cox Automotive data, an industry expert partially attributing the trend to influence Musk on the brand name and sales. However, lists for other electric vehicles have also increased by 27% of year -old and some have also suggested that the increase in the electric vehicle market used by Tesla is partly the result of its aging range.

While some sell their teslas, others hold their actions and vehicles – and buy more in the light of the counterpoup against Tesla. An owner recently told Bi that after having undergone harassment and vandalism by driving his cybertruck in a Mardi Gras parade, he decided to buy 185 additional Tesla shares.

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