Since Elon Musk joined Trump’s White House, more Tesla owners are trading in their cars than ever before

Fortune ^ | March 21, 2025 | Jason Ma

[MinorityRepublican]

According to data from car-shopping site Edmunds, this month is on pace to set a new record high in Tesla owners trading in their electric vehicles. That’s as CEO Elon Musk has taken on a high-profile role in the Trump administration, leading an effort to slash federal payrolls and sparking a massive backlash against the EV brand.

March is on pace to set a new record high in Tesla owners trading in their electric vehicles, according to data from car-shopping site Edmunds.

[ComputerGuy]

I figure more Tesla owners are buying guns right now.

[Responsibility2nd]

Since Elon Musk joined Trump’s White House, more Tesla owners are trading in their cars than ever before

________________________________________

One thing has nothing to do with the other. Hertz and loads of other owners have been dumping their Teslas for some time now.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Makes for a better buyer used car market then

[HIDEK6]

LOL!

[SmokingJoe]

Yet more conservatives are buying Tesla's to make up for it, especially after the previously anti EV President Trump bought a red Model S himself.
Trump knows how to play the far left crazies.

[Ann Archy]

Elon needs to buy up SOLAR AND WINDMILL FACTORIES!!

[mellow velo]

Could be that they're getting rid of their Teslas in protest of Elon/DOGE, which is certainly within their prerogative.

Or .. they fear becoming a target of assault or having their Tesla keyed/torched.

[shelterguy]

And I bet a lot of electric car owners in California are trading them in after finding out there is no electricity to charge them with when the whole city is on fire.

[AzNASCARfan]

I have to wonder how many has anything to do with Musk personally compared to the fact their cars are targets of the violent left wing loons now, both on and off the roads??
They are all over Phoenix now, I can’t believe how many I see driving around here, mostly sedans but quite a few cyber trucks too.

[No name given]

There’s that too.

[No name given]

That’s not so surprising in this day and age.

[RoosterRedux]

I would buy one for the right price.

[Cats1]

Elon needs to put some gas powered engines in his cars.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Here in Los Angeles I see Tesla’s all over the place no one is trading them here.. my three neighbors all have Tesla’s the one next door to us has two Tesla’s no one messes with them

[Sarah Barracuda]

I’m not a fan of all electric cars if it were half electric half gas my mom would buy one but all electric I’m too nervous that it will run out of battery somewhere

[NoLibZone]

Trump needs to purchase 10,000 Teslas to help the government reduce its carbon output.

Yes, we know where the electricity comes from ,but the left doesn’t

These Teslas need to be unmarked with regular plates.

If vandalized it becomes a federal crime.

[Magic Fingers]

“They are all over Phoenix now, I can’t believe how many I see driving around here...”

Likewise. There’s got to be 4-5 just on my (short) neighborhood block, and you can’t swing a cat in Scottsdale without hitting one.

[RoosterRedux]

I’m nervous about the batteries too. But the more I learn about Musk, the more I trust Tesla.

[Texas Eagle]

Yeah, for gas guzzlers. Scroo the climate!