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Tesla was once a catch for the environmentally conscious
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Customers could buy a luxury electric vehicle and be part of a transition to sustainable energy
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But its billionaire CEO Elon Musk's penchant for far-right politics could have bludgeoned the brand
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I'm not just MAGA. I'm dark Gothic MAGA. Tesla reported on Wednesday a 13% drop in vehicle sales for the first three months of the year
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marking its worst quarterly sales since 2022. From January to March, the company delivered almost 337,000 cars down significantly from expectations of 408,000
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Experts have speculated that buyers could be waiting in the wings for an updated model
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or they could be turning to competitors with cheaper, new additions. But according to tech yst Dan Ives, brand crisis issues are clearly having a negative impact
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We are not going to look at these numbers with rose-colored glasses
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They were a disaster on every metric. Protests against Tesla and Elon Musk have escalated in recent weeks
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In Rome, on Monday, 17 cars were set to light at a dealership
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While in Sweden, stores were sprayed with bright orange paint. Activists view must's politics as disastrous for the environment
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Climate and democracy. he collapsed go hand in hand. Elon Musk has done a Nazi salute openly during a speech
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He systematically opposes workers' rights and attacks journalists who criticize him. Luxury cars won't prevent the climate crisis
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In the United States, President Donald Trump has said he would designate violence against Tesla showrooms as domestic terrorism
