Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its solar panels

Re:Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its s... by GCA10 on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:47PM (#20753723)

In terms of corporate Walmart, absolutely. But it's annoying as can be -- and even scary -- to employees at those stores. Customers too.

Walmart's real objective with a very public suit like this is to make sure that customers and employees see Tesla/Solar City as the villain. Not America's biggest retailer.

Even tight-fisted businesses get righteous about this kind of stuff. It's a great way to win the "we care" posturing game, at least for one day.

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Re:Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its s... by raverbashing on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @09:36PM (#20753920)

I wouldn't call a fire merely "scary", is a real risk.

Yes, I think Tesla should be more diligent here.

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Re:Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its s... by toxican on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @09:35PM (#20753909)

Right because destroying small town businesses, unethical employee treatment, etc. didn't push folks away, but a fire at a walmart somewhere in the country will.

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Re:Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its s... by manigandham on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @12:03AM (#20754473)

Small town businesses were destroyed by consumers who stopped shopping there.

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Re:Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its s... by wolco on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @11:15PM (#20754301)

Walmart may have been first with low prices rurally but with Amazon and other online realitors it was only a matter of time.

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