Volkswagen vs. Tesla’s Alyssa Milano takes social media storm

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Actress Alyssa Milano tweeted about the Volkswagen vs. Tesla comparison and got tips from social media users.

The actress was inflamed by conservatives such as Lauren Bobert When maga barbie on Twitter after posting a note about giving up Tesla and buying a Volkswagen electric car.

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Milano, the star of the TV series Who’s the Boss, Mistress When Charmed, Tweeted on Saturday:

“I gave my Tesla back. I bought a VW ev. I love it.”

“I don’t see how advertisers can buy space on Twitter. I don’t think it’s a viable business model for a publicly traded company’s product to be coaxed into hate and white supremacy.”

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Her tweet sparked an immediate pile of people wanting the actress to know that Volkswagen started as a pet project for Nazi Germany.

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“Volkswagen was literally founded by the Nazis. [sic] and Hitler. ”

the correspondence urged Elon Musk to join With a laughing emoji and “100”.

Many people posted vintage photos of Adolf Hitler on Twitter, including images of Milan thanks to the magic of photoshopping.

Some answers provided another view of the situation. One commenter wrote:

“The way you talk and laugh is very insulting to Germans. Volkswagen is a much better brand than Tesla. Remember they used chemical weapons, so be careful with the comparisons to the Nazis.”

In June, Bloomberg published an article saying that VW gives Tesla a chance. Tesla is still selling more electric cars, but VW appears to be closing the gap.