Summary

Elon Musk’s vocal support for Donald Trump and promotion of far-right conspiracy theories has alienated many Tesla owners, who now express embarrassment over their cars.

Sales of anti-Musk stickers, such as “Anti Elon Tesla Club,” have surged as owners distance themselves from Musk’s politics.

Once admired by liberals for his environmental advocacy, Musk’s alignment with Trump and leadership in his administration have sparked backlash.

While Tesla remains the dominant EV maker, analysts warn Musk’s polarizing image may impact sales as competition grows and Trump plans to cut EV tax incentives.

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    20 days ago

    That’s my point. Those countries have the same auto companies we do. If “auto propaganda” was responsible for people buying trucks, then those countries would be full of trucks too.

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      20 days ago

      Those countries don’t have to follow flawed CAFE standards that make trucks and SUVs easy to build while holding smaller cars to much higher emissions standards.

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          20 days ago

          And those regulations also make larger vehicles follow stricter standards which makes the smaller cars still more competitive than US markets.

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            19 days ago

            OK, so if various features make Europeans not want trucks as much as Americans do, then auto propaganda is not what determines what people want.