What Musks nutso shenanigans are costing Tesla owners in one graph:

[ztirffritz]

He's not a MAGA idiot. I don't think he even likes Trump. He just doesn't want someone else to prevent him from hearing what Trump has to say, not that he has anything to say worth hearing. It's the principle of it. Twitter was so left leaning it was about to fall over. I don't like Trump or the MAGA crowd either, but our discourse has become so shaped by the platform in which it happens that people don't really communicate anymore. This forum is a rare exception where people generally tend to politely agree to disagree, discuss and then ignore. There are exceptions of course and occasionally a point is made that gets across to the other side.

jonny wrote:
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Today Barron's dropped its 12 month target price from $325 to $225, and moves like this often go with "we're just hoping it doesnt get worse" thinking.

They cited possible production curtailment, price cuts and incentives...negative pressure on short term company revenue.

Various polls have shown that people who lean left politically are far less likely to buy a Tesla now that Musk has revealed his hard right sentimemts.

If you look at a potential Tesla customer, isn't it more likely an environmentally conscious, well-educated person with money?

And brand image is very important when you drop that much on a luxury car. Tesla's brand cannot be separated from Elon Musk at least short term.

Maybe lots of right leaning people will line up to buy these cars, but that seems unlikely to me. I think he killed a number of his golden geese, at a time the company faces safety lawsuits and recalls.

You are describing me. I currently drive a Prius, on its last legs, and my next car will be an electric. I absolutely would have considered a Tesla an year ago because of the rave reviews. Now, it is at the bottom of my list because the company is Musk and musk is a bloviating MAGA idiot.