What’s Driving Tesla’s Woes?

However, there has been the feeling that at least some of the fall could be due to anger over Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political activism and the decisions made by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency under his leadership. Since mid-February, Tesla showrooms have attracted protesters in 100 or so cities across the US, eager to let passersby know their feelings about the chainsaw-wielding Musk. These largely good-natured, sidewalk-staged protests—some with Mariachi bands, puppeteers, and large cardboard Cybertrucks to decorate—have been organized by a website called TeslaTakedown, and they attracted plenty of media coverage in the process. Alex Winter, a Los Angeles-based documentary maker—and the titular Bill from 1988 time-travel comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure—is the creator of the website. He tells WIRED that the TeslaTakedown movement wants to topple Musk: “We aim to devalue the brand. It’s a very simple and effective means for people to get onto the street and ... Read full article.