The electric car brand was once a liberal favourite – but the CEO’s embrace of Trump has led to an angry backlash

Summary

Elon Musk’s vocal support for Donald Trump and promotion of far-right conspiracy theories has alienated many Tesla owners, who now express embarrassment over their cars.

Sales of anti-Musk stickers, such as “Anti Elon Tesla Club,” have surged as owners distance themselves from Musk’s politics.

Once admired by liberals for his environmental advocacy, Musk’s alignment with Trump and leadership in his administration have sparked backlash.

While Tesla remains the dominant EV maker, analysts warn Musk’s polarizing image may impact sales as competition grows and Trump plans to cut EV tax incentives.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    3·
    27 days ago

    Obviously it’s relative compared to men.
    Indirectly implied, women have a generally better safety record than men, and Trucks have the worst safety record. So there might be a trend that fewer women than men drive trucks for safety reasons.
    In my experience women generally prefer smaller cars, which also would mean that trucks are not generally preferred by women.
    Also when you look at professional cargo truck drivers, there’s an overwhelming majority of men.
    Trucks and pickup trucks are used for things that are bulky and heavy, women generally don’t do as much physical heavy lifting as men.

    All these facts, put together with personal experience, that indeed more men than women drive trucks, fit together, and I see absolutely no evidence against it.

    You can very quickly make your own survey. Go to Youtube and search cybertruck or just truck, and see how many men and women post either.

    Edit:
    I just did the youtube search myself, and I had to scroll past 20 videos before the first featuring a woman turned up, something about the 70’s being great?!

    Edit 2:
    https://motorandwheels.com/pickup-truck-demographics-segments/

    88% of pickup truck buyers identify as male.