"Republicans buy sneakers, too."

I wonder how long it will take the Tesla board to fully internalise the meaning of that quote.

https://www.pewresearch.org/?attachment_id=179415 (draw your attention to the center of the graphic, Republican vs Democrat, as it relates to who would consider purchasing an EV)

About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/27/about-3-i... - June 27, 2024

The graphic shows that 85% of the addressable market favour party A and 15% party B. My point is that once you strongly align your brand with either party, you alienate a decent chunk of your customers.

If you have to choose, then in this situation choosing A is much better than B, but why alienate any of your customers like this?

Because Musk cannot help himself emotionally. He cannot quell the desire for more; more power, more control, more status seeking.

https://insideevs.com/news/749741/tesla-ev-buyers-favorabili...

Where do I buy one of these cheap Teslas people are selling for political reasons?

> Where do I buy one of these cheap Teslas people are selling for political reasons?

Wherever your locale buys and sells used cars. The price of used Teslas has been dropping at a ~24% annualised rate over the last 30 to 90 days [1].

[1] https://www.cargurus.com/research/price-trends/Tesla-m112

Pretty much anywhere you would buy any other used car. Model 3/y used prices are down 20% yoy (compared to ~4% all cars).

There have been cheap used Teslas for years. Just was searching Cragslist a few months ago, and found Model Ss for $15-20k.