I think this is actually a bigger thing than people realize though. Initially I think Elon was the selling point, people liked him more and wanted to support him. Not anymore.
I live in Wyoming. I know two people who passed on buying a Tesla because they didn’t want to be the jackass driving around town making that sort of a political statement.
Bring on Group B-EV
5-10y ago these people were gushing to see the frunk and talking about how they can't wait to afford one.
He should be awarded soothing recognizing the absolutely massive amount of goodwill that he created and destroyed in about 1 decade