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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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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The fact that it is taking this long still shocks me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

I've been seeing more and more of those stickers around the last couple of years. I think this is just the media catching up

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While Tesla remains the dominant EV maker, ...

BYD has entered the chat.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The US will just slap enough tariffs to make them roughly the same price as the competition.

[–] FlyingSquid 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No need. You can't even legally import them.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago (12 children)

As your Canadian buddy, do you want a hookup? We'll meet on the border of Alberta and Montana under the moonlight where the moose crows.

[–] Viking_Hippie 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

moose crows.

A terrifying hybrid species that weigh a thousand pounds, can fly, and remember the faces of those who have wronged them.

[–] CeeBee_Eh 8 points 2 days ago

Here you go

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

lmao Canadians cant import BYD either. Check out the stupid rules for importing cars we have... Gonna have to wait 15 years for those imports.

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[–] FireRetardant 38 points 2 days ago (28 children)

As is the way of the "free market". Us automakers aren't even trying to compete, half their EVS are massive SUVs/trucks instead of smaller, lighter, more effecient designs.

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter 46 points 3 days ago

Once admired by liberals for his environmental advocacy,

They now know him for the liar that he is.

[–] xc2215x 22 points 2 days ago

Elon has became more embarrassing for sure.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

if Musk ever made the affordable car he's been promising since day 1 I'd be one of these people

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He doesn’t deliver on his promises. He didn’t for the people who paid him large amounts for a car, he certainly won’t for the budget minded folk

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[–] MrVilliam 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fuck Musk, but the model 3 launched at like $35k and was eligible for a sizeable rebate. If you were already looking to buy a similar sized new car in 2019, it was relatively competitive. I don't remember what the rebate amount was, but I'm sure it took at least $5k off.

The issue is that instead of continuing that trend of basically replacing the Honda Civic, he built a fugly, terrible, overpriced truck whose existence could only ever be excused by its concept being a make-a-wish request from a now-dead six year old. Alas, there are no dead six year olds to blame for that monstrosity. We should've had a reliable and affordable EV accessible to nearly every working family in the country. We should've had a whole damn fleet of EV freight trucks, possibly with some autonomous driving, at least across long interstate roads where they would just need to keep pace, stay in lane, and not crash. Instead we got a newer, dumber, more dangerous Hummer.

Again, fuck Musk. He could've been okay, but he chose to be awful instead.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I believe he was always awful he was just bad at showing it, the balding man child with no public speaking skills was kinda relateable.

Unfortunately his core audience didn't get the hairplugs and cocaine nose jobs required to keep him relateable.

[–] MrVilliam 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, you're probably right. I never thought "good" was on the table for him, but if he had used his wealth to get enough good things done for everybody, I could've overlooked a few things and thought of him as "okay".

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

existence could only ever be excused by its concept being a make-a-wish request from a now-dead six year old. Alas, there are no dead six year olds to blame for that monstrosity.

Brutal but accurate

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

Not one penny will I willingly give to this monster.

[–] FlowVoid 20 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Former owner here. Such a relief to be rid of it. Never again as long as Musk remains at Tesla.

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