Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party

Summary

Tesla’s European sales dropped 45% in January, with market share falling from 1.8% to 1%.

This decline comes as CEO Elon Musk faces backlash over his political interventions, including support for Germany’s far-right AfD and ties to Donald Trump’s administration.

Tesla sales plummeted in Germany and France, and it trailed Chinese EV rival BYD in UK registrations.

Despite Tesla’s slump, Europe’s electric vehicle market grew by 34%, with Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands posting strong gains.

  • casmael@lemm.eeEnglish
    30·
    17 hours ago

    Who in the fuck is still buying this shit I can’t imagine the crossover between afd voters and electric car buyers is particularly big to be honest

    • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      17 hours ago

      In the US, sooooo many people are still buying them.

      The same people still using Twitter I guess. And can’t be added to switch because otherwise how are they going to follow some celebs or some shit; no worries that they’re supporting Hitler.

      • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
        11·
        16 hours ago

        They are terrible cars with wild quality control issues. And they are expensive.

        The fun part will be how they will charge them after trump bans ev chargers