Canadian residents puzzled over a mysterious Tesla collecting parking tickets, unmoved from the street for months
- A Tesla Model 3 has been abandoned in a Vancouver neighborhood
- Sitting for months, it’s gathering dirt, leaves, and tickets
- Nobody knows how it got there
Published on Nov 12, 2024 at 8:01 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A mystery abandoned Tesla Model 3 has been parked in a Vancouver neighborhood for months, gathering dirt, leaves, and tickets – but nobody knows how it got there.
The most recent ticket was paid in January 2024, per February reports that said it had been in situ since September 2023.
The city was notified that the owner was away and the EV’s battery was dead.
However, residents have been left puzzled about why it’s been left to rot.
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The abandoned Tesla Model 3
Sitting on West 1st Avenue at Balsam Street in the neighborhood of Kitsilano in The City of Vancouver, authorities have now classified the EV as abandoned.
The city’s rules state that a car is abandoned if it is parked on the streets upward of 14 days.
They are moving forward with a legal process that could result in the vehicle being towed and impounded.
Covered in dirt, leaves, and tickets neighbors have grown frustrated by it being parked long-term.
The neighborhood is already plagued by limited parking availability.
In fact, many believe the vehicle should have been towed long ago.
Even the oldest 2017 model of the Tesla Model 3 starts at $36,000 – which raises the question of why it was abandoned without the owner attempting to cash in.
It’s a far cry from this quaint town in Italy, where a car parked in the same spot for nearly 50 years became a local icon.
Similarly, a Tesla Cybertruck abandoned in Seattle has turned into an unlikely tourist attraction.
Meanwhile, this dirty abandoned Tesla contained something odd in its interior.
What the locals think
“It’s definitely weathered at the very least … something’s happened to the rims here,” Jon Smolensky, a local resident told Global News of the automotive mystery.
“It feels like some sort of practical joke.
“If I had the keys to a Tesla, I’d be driving it. It is a Kitsilano special.
“I can’t quite understand what is happening here.”
Fellow Kitsilano resident, Roxanne Ledan, agreed: “It’s a Tesla…it’s not like somebody dropped an old car from 1975.”
With news that Teslas are being left to rot, Ford is planning to build Super Duty Trucks instead of EVs in Canada.
On the other end of the scale, a luxury vintage car was seen being hoisted 58 stories up by crane to a penthouse
London-based Amelia cut her journalistic teeth covering all things lifestyle, wellness and luxury in the UK capital. Fast-forward a decade and the experienced content creator and editor has put pen to paper for glossy magazines, busy newsrooms and coveted brands. When her OOO is on you can find her spending quality time with her young family, in the gym or exploring the city she loves.
