Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump is hurting Tesla’s struggling EV business in Europe

I think he should sue the EU customers! It's unfair their political beliefs are hurting his business.

I hate that becoming a certain level of rich can guarantee that you will never not be rich even if you’re the dumbest motherfucker that ever tried to do business.

I'm target demo for a Tesla. Upper middle class techie. My next car will be an EV and I actually like Teslas. I like a lot of things about them but I will absolutely not buy one while Elon is in charge of the company. Fuck that guy. He's not getting any of my money.

Watch him try to sue potential buyers.

I'd love an EV that is fast and affordable like a tesla. I wanted a tesla but couldn't afford it. Now I can afford it but there is no way in hell I'm buying one. Fuck him, he should fuck off to Mars or the sun, either is a big W for the world.

Also in America. Here in California I know several people that sold their Tesla because of lonE skuM and many more who wouldn’t buy because of him. I myself have told Tesla recruiters in two occasions that I’d never work for that piece of shit

Yep.. People use Tesla as an example of EVs failing

It's not falling because of EVs, it's falling because the guy running it is so dodgy that consumers can't be sure they're not going to fuck things up in the future.

It also doesn't help that Elon lies about things he doesn't need to (even stupid things like calling the cave diver a pedo) and that makes potential consumers wonder what else he's lying about.

Enough about this douche canoe, can he disappear from social sphere? I don't want to hear about this guy rant every day for the next 50 years !

Tesla would be right to dump this clown, but he ain't leaving without killing Tesla first.

It’s hurting it in the USA too. All the lefties I know who own Teslas are pretty much ashamed of them now. None of the maga are suddenly going to start buying electric cars.

It's hurting in the US too. I am not a hard partisan but I would never buy a Tesla anymore because I'd be worried of being seen as making a political statement. I'm probably in the market for an electric vehicle in the next few years.

Elon Musk ’s backing of Donald Trump is hurting Tesla’s struggling EV business in Europe

All the rich folks I know avoid Tesla like the plague because they prefer some level of political ambiguity while driving. Even if they're driving a $500k Porsche, it doesn't come with the "this company is proudly run by a right wing asshole everyone has heard of" vibe, just the regular "I'm rich, SEE!" vibe.

It’s hurting them in America, too. I used to own a Model 3 and I liked the car a lot, but I would never buy a Tesla again now and it’s all because of this douchebag.

I was saving for a Tesla until Elon went off the rails. What a douche. Not supporting that.

I'm actually in the market for a new car, and it's going to be an EV, but Tesla is not on my short list. (not just because of Musk, also because I think those cars are hideous, and I really dislike how a single iPad is used for everything. I need some physical buttons, especially for the airco unit) Instead I'm looking at the Renault Scenic or the Kia EV3.

Not a problem, he will just sue everyone that did not buy a Tesla.

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If you're going to pivot your entire personality towards being the biggest cunt possible (starting with calling someone a pedo because he made you look silly and snowballing from there), you can expect consequences eventually.

Even if it's just being slightly less grotesquely wealthy.

The real Tesla killer was inside the room all along.

I'm gonna need another decade or two before I get an EV.

I'm gonna wait for the $15,000 economy shitbox model. Whoever ends up making it.

Really? It's pa-ywalled, but based on just the title; really?

It's not the poor reputation Teslas have at being cars? Recalls, performance, ongoing costs, longevity, manufacturing quality....etc. But, it's X instead?

/shocked

Good.

I still think my Tesla is the best car I've ever owned but boy do I wish it was called something else right now. Musk's weirdness is flowing over.

It's probably also dragging Trump down, which if intentional would be truly genius.

I haven't broken through the paywall, can someone explain why a drugstore chain is being quoted? Do German drugstores sell cars or run deliveries or something?

Doesn't hurt that they are also shit cars made out of melted down plastic from burger king kids meal toys and used dental floss and are prone to bursting into flames after "self driving" into walls or freeway medians.

lol good

Good.

Hmmm, I smell a lawsuit.

Hey Tesla board. This guy is the entire reason I don't want anything to do with your company.

I really like my Model 3 but I hate the association with Musk, I was considering buying it at the end of the lease but I'm having second thoughts. Yes, I know I've already lined his pockets in a small way!!

I haven't experienced the poor build quality, in the 2.5 years I've had it I've not had any issues and only 1 recall for an o-ring replacement on a gas strut.

Tesla needs to be rescued from Musk by one of the established car manufacturers, my vote would be for Mercedes.

yes... hahaha.... YES!

To some the future is more important than the present. For others the present is more important.

To each their own.

The only thing news like this does is to boost these idiots visibility and bring views to these websites. Don't post this shit

I think Elon is smart enough to calculate the pros and cons of what he's doing. Even if this is hurting Tesla, he probably still seems it as net positive in his mind.

Stop posting US politics everywhere. This isn't World News. This isn't even news.

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