It's not easy for Tesla owners right now — and 3 in Florida told us how they're dealing with vandalism and shame

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• Business Insider spoke to three Florida men on how they felt owning Teslas.
• A Cybertruck owner shared how his cherry-red truck was vandalized four different times.
• An acupuncturist bought his Tesla used because the electric car was prohibitively expensive.

It's not easy being a Tesla owner right now.

When Tesla's Model S — the company's second car and longest-produced model — began shipping in 2012, its earliest drivers were generally seen as progressive...