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Bold! Angry Customer Brings "Tank" to Home Improvement Store, Makes a Stand
Bold! Angry Customer Brings "Tank" to Home Improvement Store, Makes a Stand

31 Dec 2023, 19:39 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Ever been so upset with a retailer that you thought about driving a tank to their location to show them that you mean business? Well, someone actually did it

 
Tesla Wins Another Lawsuit Against an Auto Shanghai 2021 Protester, What Brake Failure?
Tesla Wins Another Lawsuit Against an Auto Shanghai 2021 Protester, What Brake Failure?

22 Nov 2023, 16:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla won another lawsuit against a protester from the Auto Shanghai 2021 motor show who claimed the car's brake malfunctioned, causing an accident

 
Supercars Come Out to Protest ULEZ Expansion: Stop the Clean Air Lie
Supercars Come Out to Protest ULEZ Expansion: Stop the Clean Air Lie

12 Sep 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The latest ULEZ expansion went into effect on August 29 covering all of Greater London, seemingly putting the average driver in an even bigger squeeze financial

 
Activists Are Focusing on the Wrong Places to Protest, Using Wrong Methods as Well
Activists Are Focusing on the Wrong Places to Protest, Using Wrong Methods as Well

22 Oct 2022, 09:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Instead of bothering politicians or large corporations, activists have gone and vandalized museums and other people's property. This is not right

 
Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism
Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism

21 Oct 2022, 11:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Scientist Rebellion protest at VW’s Autostadt ends with the riot police sweeping in to arrest the protesters, but not before they complained about everything

 
Thousands Sign Citizen's Initiative to Ban Private Cars in Central Berlin
Thousands Sign Citizen's Initiative to Ban Private Cars in Central Berlin

8 Oct 2021, 19:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A private initiative started by citizens of Berlin wants to ban private car use in a zone larger than Manhattan in the center of Germany's capital city.

 
Tesla Issues Apology After Backlash to One-Person 2021 Auto Shanghai Protest
Tesla Issues Apology After Backlash to One-Person 2021 Auto Shanghai Protest

21 Apr 2021, 03:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pressured by government entities, Tesla says sorry for “not addressing the customer’s complaint in a timely manner,” promises to do better

 
Tesla Owner Climbs on a Model 3 at Auto Shanghai 2021 Over Brake Failure
Tesla Owner Climbs on a Model 3 at Auto Shanghai 2021 Over Brake Failure

20 Apr 2021, 19:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not even Chinese owners are happy with their Teslas, which may exhibit brake failure that may lead to injured people or even worse

 
George Floyd Protests: Thugs Destroy Mercedes-Benz Dealership In California
George Floyd Protests: Thugs Destroy Mercedes-Benz Dealership In California

5 Jun 2020, 11:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Peaceful protests against racism and police brutality is one thing, but destroying a car dealership over the #EatTheRich movement is petty at best

 
Ford Workers Shut Down Dearborn Truck Plant Production, Factory Now Back Online
Ford Workers Shut Down Dearborn Truck Plant Production, Factory Now Back Online

25 May 2020, 15:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both the Dearborn and Chicago plants stopped production last week over health and sanitary issues, but now they're back online

 
Tesla Owners Block Gas Station in Protest Against ICEing
Tesla Owners Block Gas Station in Protest Against ICEing

12 Dec 2019, 10:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A taste of your own medicine: Tesla and other electric vehicles parked at a local gas station in Croatia, holding up other drivers from fuelling

 
Extinction Rebellion Activists Sabotage 3,600 e-Scooters in France
Extinction Rebellion Activists Sabotage 3,600 e-Scooters in France

10 Dec 2019, 15:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The e-scooters are billed as “soft” and “green,” but in reality they’re “ecological disasters,” protesters say. “We don’t want them in our cities!”

 
Dutch Farmers in Tractors Create Worst Ever Rush Hour: 700 Miles of Traffic Jams
Dutch Farmers in Tractors Create Worst Ever Rush Hour: 700 Miles of Traffic Jams

2 Oct 2019, 12:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Farmers protest against proposed measures to half livestock to reduce pollution, say they’re being turned into scapegoats while airlines get off scot-free

 
Thousands of Cyclists Take On the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in Protest
Thousands of Cyclists Take On the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in Protest

16 Sep 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “This Motor Show represents the past century,” activists say, urging for only electric vehicles, micromobility solutions and accessible public transport

 
Bicyclists Take to The Streets For Philly Naked Bike Ride 2018
Bicyclists Take to The Streets For Philly Naked Bike Ride 2018

10 Sep 2018, 12:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Annual peaceful protest brings hundreds of bikers together in Philadelphia, raising awareness on safety for cyclists, dependence on fossil fuels

 
Man Ticketed for Playing N.W.A.’s Anti-Police Anthem at Gas Station
Man Ticketed for Playing N.W.A.’s Anti-Police Anthem at Gas Station

8 Jun 2018, 09:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / James Webb says he played the song as a "form of protest" but he meant no disrespect to authorities, police beg to differ

 
YouTuber Throttles D.C. Street to Support Net Neutrality, Messes with Police
YouTuber Throttles D.C. Street to Support Net Neutrality, Messes with Police

31 Jan 2018, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / YouTuber Rob Bliss decided to restore "automotive freedom" on the street outside the FCC HQ, asking driver for a subscription for faster lanes.

 
Greenpeace Activists Storm Cargo Ship to Prevent Diesel VWs From Reaching the UK
Greenpeace Activists Storm Cargo Ship to Prevent Diesel VWs From Reaching the UK

26 Sep 2017, 08:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal has given the company the unwanted aura of a pollution icon, which makes it the perfect target for Greenpeace

 
Male French Bus Drivers Might Start a Trend as They Wear Skirts to Protest
Male French Bus Drivers Might Start a Trend as They Wear Skirts to Protest

23 Jun 2017, 12:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Confronted with a record heatwave, the French bus drivers found no understanding from their bosses as they pleaded for changing their pants for shorts

 
"Excuse Me, I Have the New Cheat Box" - VW Presentation Is Interrupted in Geneva
"Excuse Me, I Have the New Cheat Box" - VW Presentation Is Interrupted in Geneva

1 Mar 2016, 14:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Volkswagen didn't escape the aftermath of its diesel emissions scandal in Geneva either, with one protester interrupting a presentation for a little sketch