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Seattle-area Tesla owners want to be more than their cars
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You probably saw a bunch of Teslas during your commute to work today. That’s because Seattle-area households are more likely to own a Tesla than the national average.
The electric vehicle brand was once an eco-friendly status symbol, but now it has an unbreakable association with the company’s controversial CEO Elon Musk.
KUOW Politics Reporter Scott Greenstone asked Seattle-area Tesla owners how they’re dealing with that association, and the attention that comes with it.
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