Anti-Musk sentiment runs high in Adelaide as 95% of submissions oppose land sale to Tesla

Marion city council in South Australia censors strong language in some of the nearly 1,000 submissions that called for proposal to be struck down

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Elon Musk's so-called brand destruction" is in full flight in Adelaide, where residents have voted overwhelmingly to reject plans for a Tesla factory.

The city of Marion in South Australia is considering selling 2,664 sq metres of public land - which is contaminated and not publicly accessible - to Tesla which wants to build a battery factory on the plot.

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