Lots of people are refusing to buy Tesla's due to feeling alienated by Musk's political views and antics: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/tesla-sales-slu

Lots of people are refusing to buy Tesla's due to feeling alienated by Musk's political views and antics: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/tesla-sales-slump-off-back-of-elon-musks-allegiances-with-trump/104905068 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/tesla-sales-slump-off... Like the article says, Many Tesla owners are also looking to offload or sell them to avoid any appearance of endorsing Musk or his views or being linked to them in any way. Many awkward conversations are being had with Tesla owners around Musk and alot of them don't feel comfortable owning the cars anymore. This BYD feature, while BYD is not a perfect company themselves, will cause further issues for Tesla.