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Tesla owners are trading in cars at record rates amid Musk backlash

You think it's funny that he stabbed his customer base in the back and now is crying about people punishing Tesla? Weird.
Eliminating government waste should not be controversial. There should be bipartisan support for it . Who knew that most of the waste being uncovered was flowing to Democrats? And, the fact that most grifters are Democrats should not be a problem to Tesla or its shareholders in any event, except that Democrats are so mean, spiteful and violent.
 
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I have the pulse of most cars in the market.
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Have insurance companies started jacking up the rates for Tesla owners because of the increased likelihood that it get set on fire? There has always been a certain amount of risk with an electric car catching fire, but throw in the loony Lefties that are torching them and I would think it would become difficult to insure.
Plenty of righties hate Musk too, just saying.
 
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Eliminating government waste should not be controversial. There should be bipartisan support for it . Who knew that most of the waste being uncovered was flowing to Democrats? And, the fact that most grifters are Democrats should not be a problem to Tesla or its shareholders in any event, except that Democrats are so mean, spiteful and violent.
Social security and medicare is not waste. Regulators to make sure rich people are obeying the law is not waste. But even if you think it is, there is a process to go through to eliminate these things. That process isn't being followed.
 
Social security and medicare is not waste. Regulators to make sure rich people are obeying the law is not waste. But even if you think it is, there is a process to go through to eliminate these things. That process isn't being followed.

anyone who doesn't understand why a government waste investigation that is only turning up waste on one side of the partisan divide doesn't have bipartisan support is an idiot

whether you think the "investigation" is being done in good faith (and only democrats are responsible for waste) or you think it's being done as an overtly partisan exercise (and is ignoring any waste that can be laid at gop's feet)...no one should be confused why it's not universally praised and supported
 
Eliminating government waste should not be controversial. There should be bipartisan support for it . Who knew that most of the waste being uncovered was flowing to Democrats? And, the fact that most grifters are Democrats should not be a problem to Tesla or its shareholders in any event, except that Democrats are so mean, spiteful and violent.
I live in a country full of imbeciles. No wonder we're in this national emergency.

I am wondering what this guy will be saying by 2027. But I guess we know already it will all be the fault of the deep state and Democrats and the Jewish Space lasers and what the hell ever else.
 
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Have insurance companies started jacking up the rates for Tesla owners because of the increased likelihood that it get set on fire? There has always been a certain amount of risk with an electric car catching fire, but throw in the loony Lefties that are torching them and I would think it would become difficult to insure.
FYI, an internal combustion engine with ruptured fuel tank is far more likely to catch fire than an EV. The problem is if an EV does catch fire then it burns hotter and more intense. Just remember this dude drove his family off a cliff and it didn't burst into flames.

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The number of Tesla owners trading in their cars surged to a record high in March, compounding the troubles of an automaker that has been embroiled in controversy since CEO Elon Musk became a central figure of President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Of all vehicles traded in at dealerships for new or used cars through March 16, 1.4 percent were Tesla cars from model year 2017 or newer — the highest share on record, according to data from U.S. car shopping website Edmunds, which analyzed purchases at traditional dealerships (but not direct-to-consumer brands). The data shows a steady increase: Last March, 0.4 percent of all vehicles traded in were Teslas. The figure rose to 0.8 percent in January and 1.2 percent in February.

The rise in trade-ins comes as Musk faces backlash for his role in dramatic cuts to the federal government through the U.S. DOGE Service. Protesters have vandalized cars and storefronts at Tesla facilities across the country and set Tesla charging stations ablaze, among other violent and destructive acts.
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Trump on Friday threatened vandals of Tesla cars with 20-year sentences in El Salvador’s infamous mega-prison, after Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week said attacking Teslas was “domestic terrorism.”

Musk’s company has faced declining stock price and consumer boycotts since the start of the year. Tesla’s stock, which peaked at around $480 per share in December, closed Thursday at $236.26 per share. In January, Tesla sales in Europe sank 45 percent compared to the previous year.
Some Tesla owners have also begun to express buyer’s remorse, fearing their car signals to others that they support Musk, one of the most powerful right-wing political figures in the United States.
Jessica Caldwell, head of insights for Edmunds, said Musk’s reputation may be one of the reasons for the increase in trade-ins.
“Brand loyalty is becoming a bigger question mark as factors such as Elon Musk’s increasing public involvement in government, Tesla depreciation concerns and its increased saturation in major metro areas leave some longtime owners feeling disconnected from the brand,” she said.
As more carmakers enter the electric vehicle market, consumers have begun to explore their options. Searches for used Teslas in February fell 16 percent from the previous month and 7 percent from the previous year, signaling that consumers are considering other electric vehicles, according to a February report from Cars.com.

I assume most are on the left. Which means they really don’t care about climate change
 
You think it's funny that he stabbed his customer base in the back and now is crying about people punishing Tesla? Weird.

No, I think it's funny that people overspent to buy these pieces of shit as a status symbol to pat themselves on the back for doing something for the environment (it's a common theme out here) that are now rushing to get rid of them because it's clearly not about the environment for them.
 
No, I think it's funny that people overspent to buy these pieces of shit as a status symbol to pat themselves on the back for doing something for the environment (it's a common theme out here) that are now rushing to get rid of them because it's clearly not about the environment for them.

Well, it definitely wasn't about style or design.

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anyone who doesn't understand why a government waste investigation that is only turning up waste on one side of the partisan divide doesn't have bipartisan support is an idiot

whether you think the "investigation" is being done in good faith (and only democrats are responsible for waste) or you think it's being done as an overtly partisan exercise (and is ignoring any waste that can be laid at gop's feet)...no one should be confused why it's not universally praised and supported
I wish non-Maga's wouldn't accept at face value Trump/Maga/Republican framing of what's going on.

Elon and his incels are not investigating waste/fraud nor have they found any. Their tote sheets are pretty much all previous rightwing media nonsense. And if you were looking for waste/fraud you would not deploy the people that have been deployed by Doge. You would not fire the Inspector Generals.

What they're doing is inserting themselves into the bureaucracy and apparently randomly cutting/blocking/breaking things. And obtaining access to I guess what would be termed proprietary information of the Federal Government (and all of us) for future use.

Gee whiz, it's almost like Agents or Assets of Russia or China have been inserted directly into the Federal Government to destroy the country from within. But of course no ways that could be possible. When things go to shit in the next few years it will be deep state traitors to MAGA and the Democrats that will be to blame.
 
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Yeah, but they're not the ones setting things on fire and spray painting swastikas on cars. The righties have managed to hate Musk for years without acts of domestic terrorism.
I don’t think you have any actual evidence to support this opinion of yours. Lefty or righty or whatever in between.

Sounds a lot like that “leftist activist judge” that GWB appointed that Karoline and Trump keep lying about.
 
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The number of Tesla owners trading in their cars surged to a record high in March, compounding the troubles of an automaker that has been embroiled in controversy since CEO Elon Musk became a central figure of President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Of all vehicles traded in at dealerships for new or used cars through March 16, 1.4 percent were Tesla cars from model year 2017 or newer — the highest share on record, according to data from U.S. car shopping website Edmunds, which analyzed purchases at traditional dealerships (but not direct-to-consumer brands). The data shows a steady increase: Last March, 0.4 percent of all vehicles traded in were Teslas. The figure rose to 0.8 percent in January and 1.2 percent in February.

The rise in trade-ins comes as Musk faces backlash for his role in dramatic cuts to the federal government through the U.S. DOGE Service. Protesters have vandalized cars and storefronts at Tesla facilities across the country and set Tesla charging stations ablaze, among other violent and destructive acts.
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Trump on Friday threatened vandals of Tesla cars with 20-year sentences in El Salvador’s infamous mega-prison, after Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week said attacking Teslas was “domestic terrorism.”

Musk’s company has faced declining stock price and consumer boycotts since the start of the year. Tesla’s stock, which peaked at around $480 per share in December, closed Thursday at $236.26 per share. In January, Tesla sales in Europe sank 45 percent compared to the previous year.
Some Tesla owners have also begun to express buyer’s remorse, fearing their car signals to others that they support Musk, one of the most powerful right-wing political figures in the United States.
Jessica Caldwell, head of insights for Edmunds, said Musk’s reputation may be one of the reasons for the increase in trade-ins.
“Brand loyalty is becoming a bigger question mark as factors such as Elon Musk’s increasing public involvement in government, Tesla depreciation concerns and its increased saturation in major metro areas leave some longtime owners feeling disconnected from the brand,” she said.
As more carmakers enter the electric vehicle market, consumers have begun to explore their options. Searches for used Teslas in February fell 16 percent from the previous month and 7 percent from the previous year, signaling that consumers are considering other electric vehicles, according to a February report from Cars.com.

There goes the planet, so much for these liberal wackos wanting to save the planet.
 
One glaring omission from this article is the reason behind the record rate of Tesla trade-ins. While they attribute it to government cuts, they conveniently neglect to mention Musk’s disturbing Nazi salutes. It’s a pretty significant detail to leave out, don’t you think?
 
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