Tesla Investor Urges Board to Address Musk’s Politics
Here’s a breakdown of the key information from the provided text:
Tesla Sales decline: Tesla sales are declining, particularly in Democratic-leaning states like California.
California Specifics:
Tesla registrations in California dropped 18% in the first half of 2025 compared to the first half of 2024.
Despite the decline,the Model Y and Model 3 are still the top 2 selling cars in California.
Hybrid registrations in California increased by 54% during the same period.
California has a high representation of electric vehicle registrations (28.6% of all registrations are zero-emission vehicles, compared to 7.8% nationally). Political Alignment & Consumer Behavior: A study (“Consuming Values”) found that companies experience consumer backlash when they take controversial political stances.
California Voter Demographics (august 2025):
Democrats: 45.3% of registered voters
Republicans: 25.2% of registered voters
Timeframes Mentioned: The article references data from July 2024, October 2024, and data extending into the first half of 2025 and August 2025.
It’s important to note a potential error: The text refers to data from the “first half of 2025” and “published in July by the California New Car Dealers Association.” this suggests the data is projected* for 2025, not actual results from that year.