• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM
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    3 days ago

    Because Tesla is still the juggernaut of the EV industry, it only makes sense that many EV fans are also Tesla fans. Many Tesla fans are big fans of Elon Musk, and have followed him into right-wing politics in recent years. So, the EV space has become a place where right-wing views have become more normalized. But many people got into EVs because they were environmentalists, so many people did not follow Musk down this rabbit hole.

    I’d be curious to see some numbers on this. I can’t imagine that the political views of the CEO of one automobile manufacturer would cause a significant reversal in people’s political leanings.