{"id":8487,"date":"2021-10-20T15:30:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1370502"},"modified":"2021-10-20T15:30:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:30:52","slug":"teslas-making-beer-now-and-thats-dangerous-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8487","title":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s making beer now \u2014 and that\u2019s dangerous marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over a week ago, at Tesla\u2019s \u201cGiga Fest\u201d event in Berlin, <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Hauptbahnhof+Berlin+HBF,+Europaplatz,+Berlin\/Tesla+Gigafactory+Berlin-Brandenburg,+Tesla+Str.+1,+15537+Gr%C3%BCnheide+(Mark)\/@52.4526213,13.4561762,11z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x47a851bdfb9cd8e1:0xbdbe309d061dab8f!2m2!1d13.3695529!2d52.525203!1m5!1m1!1s0x47a83b726057e3ed:0x116203cbad0ab6cf!2m2!1d13.7902176!2d52.3922654!3e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on the site<\/a> where the company is currently building its German Gigafactory, Elon Musk announced that Tesla is going to make its own\u2026 beer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Echoing the \u201cgiga\u201d spirit of the day, the beer is going to be called \u201cGiga Beer\u201d and \u201cGiga Bier\u201d (the German equivalent), and the bottle\u2019s design is inspired by the futuristic lines and angles of the Cybertruck.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what our dear Elon said during the event:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>We\u2019re going to build a train station that\u2019s right on the property. And then we\u2019re going to have graffiti murals all throughout the factory, on the outside and everything. So I think that\u2019s going to be pretty cool. We\u2019ve got some of them already. <strong>And we\u2019re even going to have a beer<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Given that Musk likes to tease around with crazy ideas that add to his \u2018cool engineer-entrepreneur\u2019 profile, one would think that this was a joke.<\/p>\n<p>But no, folks, in wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Some days later, Tesla applied for trademark rights for both name versions at <span>the United States Patent And Trademark Office (USPTO).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you search on USPTO\u2019s database you will find the following information:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370525 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08.png\" alt=\"Tesla giga beer \" width=\"793\" height=\"243\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-280x86.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-270x83.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-540x165.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-796x244.png 796w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/teslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fteslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The \u201cGiga Beer\u201d application.\" data-title=\"Share The \u201cGiga Beer\u201d application. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The \u201cGiga Beer\u201d application. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>The \u201cGiga Beer\u201d application.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370525\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08.png\" alt=\"Tesla giga beer \" width=\"793\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-280x86.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-270x83.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-540x165.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.06.08-796x244.png 796w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370527 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44.png\" alt=\"Tesla Giga Beer \" width=\"839\" height=\"264\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44.png 839w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-280x88.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-270x85.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-540x170.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-796x250.png 796w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/teslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fteslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The \u201cGiga Bier\u201d application.\" data-title=\"Share The \u201cGiga Bier\u201d application. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The \u201cGiga Bier\u201d application. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>The \u201cGiga Bier\u201d application.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370527\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44.png\" alt=\"Tesla Giga Beer \" width=\"839\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44.png 839w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-280x88.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-270x85.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-540x170.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-15.04.44-796x250.png 796w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>So, yes, this is actually happening.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the beer bottles look as ugly as the Cybertruck isn\u2019t my biggest issue here.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"3.8333333333333\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Gigabeer confirmed!! \ud83c\udf7a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@elonmusk<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7CN8Qcjrld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7CN8Qcjrld<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gali (@Gfilche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gfilche\/status\/1446869865239912457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nor I consider the \u201cGiga Beer\u201d the weirdest non-actual-car-related product an automaker has pushed.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla itself currently sells a Zero Emissions (Almost) Onesie, y\u2019know, for your average EV lover infant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370532 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Tesla onesie \" width=\"404\" height=\"404\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2.jpeg 852w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-210x210.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-135x135.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-270x270.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-796x796.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-192x192.jpeg 192w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/teslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fteslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Tesla\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Tesla on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Tesla on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.tesla.com\/product\/zero-emissions-_almost_-onesie?sku=1473829-00-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tesla<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370532\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Tesla onesie \" width=\"404\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2.jpeg 852w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-210x210.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-135x135.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-270x270.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-796x796.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1473829-00-A_2-192x192.jpeg 192w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>And let\u2019s not forget the AudiOPOLY \u2014 yes, a MONOPOLY for Audi fans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370533 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol.jpeg\" alt=\"AudiOPOLY \" width=\"609\" height=\"469\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol-273x210.jpeg 273w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol-175x135.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol-351x270.jpeg 351w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/teslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fteslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Gear Patrol\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Gear Patrol on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Gear Patrol on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/amv-prod-gp.s3.amazonaws.com\/gearpatrol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol.jpg?resize=768:*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Gear Patrol<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370533\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol.jpeg\" alt=\"AudiOPOLY \" width=\"609\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol-273x210.jpeg 273w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol-175x135.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Audi-Opoly-gear-patrol-351x270.jpeg 351w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Or Mercedes\u2019 life-sized Nico Rosberg wall sticker, for all those who wished to have the F1 champion intently staring at them while sleeping.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370534 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol.jpeg\" alt=\"Mercedes Rico Rosberg \" width=\"576\" height=\"443\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol-273x210.jpeg 273w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol-175x135.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol-351x270.jpeg 351w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/teslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fteslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Gear Patrol\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Gear Patrol on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Gear Patrol on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/amv-prod-gp.s3.amazonaws.com\/gearpatrol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol.jpg?resize=768:*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Gear Patrol<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370534\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol.jpeg\" alt=\"Mercedes Rico Rosberg \" width=\"576\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol-273x210.jpeg 273w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol-175x135.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Mercedes-Benz-Lifesize-Nico-Rosberg-Wall-Decal-gear-patrol-351x270.jpeg 351w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Yeah, no wonder that both stopped being sold rather fast.<\/p>\n<p>What actually troubles me is that Tesla\u2019s following a rather dangerous marketing strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Having a car-themed beer is incredibly questionable, given that it\u2019s not a really good idea to associate your car company with drinking.<\/p>\n<p>And, as a matter of fact, this isn\u2019t the first time Tesla is entering the venture of the alcohol business. Perhaps you remember the $250 Tesla Tequila, which was introduced in November 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370538 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Tesla Tequila\" width=\"581\" height=\"581\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2.jpeg 852w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-210x210.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-135x135.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-270x270.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-796x796.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-192x192.jpeg 192w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/teslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fteslas-making-beer-now-thats-dangerous-marketing%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: It\u2019s also currently sold out\u2026 Credit: Tesla\" data-title=\"Share It\u2019s also currently sold out\u2026 Credit: Tesla on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share It\u2019s also currently sold out\u2026 Credit: Tesla on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>It\u2019s also currently sold out\u2026 Credit: Tesla<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1370538\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Tesla Tequila\" width=\"581\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2.jpeg 852w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-210x210.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-135x135.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-270x270.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-796x796.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/1655475-00-A_2-192x192.jpeg 192w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>But while the \u201cGiga Beer\u201d or the Tesla Tequila may bring extra publicity to the company, the subconscious association between drinking and driving this strategy evokes may actually encourage reckless behavior. And this is nothing to joke about.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/risky-driving\/drunk-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a> (NTHSA),<span> d<\/span>rinking and driving kills 28 people a day in the US \u2014 about one person every 52 minutes. This means that more than 10,000 lives are lost each year and that drunk driving is responsible for about 1\/3 of all traffic fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get me wrong here \u2014 I\u2019m not implying that Tesla wishes to associate drinking and driving, the same way I don\u2019t believe that it wants its consumers to <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/tesla-driver-arrested-in-california-for-using-autopilot-while-in-the-back-seat#:~:text=On%20Monday%20the%20California%20Highway,one%20in%20the%20driver's%20seat.&amp;text=This%20was%20Sharma's%20first%20arrest,Autopilot%20to%20drive%20the%20car.\">misuse Autopilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But as the company\u2019s marketing strategy regarding its Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving package has resulted in numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/tiktok-is-now-tagging-dangerous-self-driving-videos-but-its-not-enough\">driverless stunts<\/a>, it\u2019s not difficult to imagine future social media videos with titles such as \u201cDrinking Tesla beer while driving my Tesla.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, yes, to put it in a broader perspective, I do believe that Tesla should more responsible when deciding on its marketing strategies.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><i>Do EVs excite your electrons? 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