Two-thirds of Americans now say they wouldn't drive a Tesla -- and most of them cite Elon Musk as the reason why,

[riversedge]

Wise people IMHO.



Two-thirds of Americans now say they wouldn’t drive a Tesla — and most of them cite Elon Musk as the reason why, according to a new poll

The Yahoo News/YouGov survey shows that the tech billionaire’s popularity has plummeted since he launched the Department of Government Efficiency.

Updated Wed, March 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM CDT

https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-thirds-of-americans-now-say-they-wouldnt-drive-a-tesla--and-most-of-them-cite-elon-musk-as-the-reason-why-according-to-a-new-poll-152619516.html



For months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has waged war on the federal bureaucracy as head of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — canceling contracts, terminating leases, firing civil servants, blocking payments and dismantling America’s top foreign aid agency.

But according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, Musk’s cost-cutting activities have done little to endear him — or his electric cars — to the public.

A full two-thirds of Americans (67%) now say they would not consider buying or leasing a Tesla — and most of those Americans (56%) cite Musk himself as either “the whole reason” (30%) or “part of the reason” (26%) why.

The survey of 1,677 U.S. adults, which was conducted from March 20 to March 24, found that Musk’s popularity has plummeted since last November. Back then, the previously nonpartisan tech billionaire was making waves for steering his social media platform X rightward and spending a quarter of a billion dollars to help Trump win the 2024 election....................

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President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters in front of a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11 in Washington, D.C. (Pool via AP)

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Count me among them.

I'd rather walk than drive a swasticar...and I live 15 miles out in the country!

[SheltieLover]

2. Wth is wrong with the other third?

Nm. Cult.

[Ocelot II]

3. If you did want one you could probably get a pretty good deal right now.

I was never in the market for a Tesla even before Eloon lost his shit because I couldn't afford one. Maybe I could do now, but I'd rather drive a rusted-out 1978 Pacer and put up with the ridicule instead of the loathing that comes with Tesla ownership these days. And let's mourn poor Nikola Tesla, the neglected genius whose name is now sadly associated with a shitty person and an ugly truck that was glued together and occasionally explodes.

[OverBurn]

4. 10 years ago I thought they were pretty cool cars. I wouldn't own one now if it was gave to me.

I'd hide it somewhere so no one would know I had it. Try to sell it ASAP.