Disgust at the CEO’s rightwing activism is casting a pall but conservatives are no more likely to buy EVs
US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, new research has found.
The popularity of Tesla among liberal-minded Americans has plummeted since Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and the world’s richest person, allied himself with Donald Trump and helped propel the president to election victory last year.
While liberals reported mostly positive intentions around buying an electric car in August 2023, their overall support for EVs eroded in the wake of a collapse in their opinion of Teslas, according to the new study, which polled Americans on an array of environmental actions.
I’m probably one of these. was thinking EV but now did a 180 and am going to get a big old gas or diesel truck off craigslist.
the upside is I drive maybe once a week and bike and scooter otherwise so my carbon impact will still be low. it’s just to haul wood for woodworking or take my trailer to the campsite.
another upside by getting it used and fixing it up is reducing waste and avoiding a car payment. most EVs are still new enough you’re unlikely to be able to buy them used cheaply. I can get a used usable truck for under 5 grand cash.
I thought trucks were expensive because all the macho men want them and buy up the whole supply. The only truck I even owned was 27 years old for $1k and lasted like a year