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[–] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 103 points 14 hours ago (8 children)

For its part, Tesla has been trying to boost its image with the help of President Trump. On Monday, the president took to the South Lawn of the White House to promote Tesla's cars, apparently buying one despite having campaigned on an explicitly anti-electric vehicle platform.

Somehow, I don't think MAGA cult will buy electric vehicles in quantities needed to offset even a fraction of people who used to buy Tesla.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Yeah does Elon not know who his main economic base is? Environmental and techy liberals that love to cancel people, he got into the wrong business for his political leanings I think

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 39 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Half of them are broke as fuck and the other half are heavily invested in oil company stocks. Elon made a poor choice of allegiance.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

A portion also associate EVs and their ilk with environmentalists, and would probably not buy one even if their very lives depended on it.

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 7 points 10 hours ago

Which they might well do.

I’m not sure any of them have strong enough positions on anything other than their next grift. They would become Captain Planet if it kept them on the gravy train.

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 23 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Well if they make a Cybertruck 2 that's lifted and looks like the Dildozer, they might have a new market. It'll get 50 miles per-charge, but it'll intimidate their neighbor's kid, so it's worth the $380,000 price tag (financed, of course).

[–] OnASnowyEvening@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The GMC Hummer EV Pickup Truck has entered the chat.

205-kWh capacity battery [three times the size in a crossover], still gets only 275 miles [2023 version].

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 hours ago

That truck weighs a whopping 10,000 lbs though.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I'm sure he'll put a turbo diesel in it too

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 56 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine the CEO of Browning or American Rifles helping Joe Biden pick out a new gun from a display in the state dining room.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

The difference is Biden is a gun owner. So at least it would be buying a product he actually has. There has been incidents referencing him and his wife having at least a shotgun (so 2+ guns)

With Trump hating on electric cars like he had for so long, and not knowing how to drive, it's a bit different.

everything’s computer

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Old rich guy like Biden probably has loads of nice, quality, antique guns.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Many families don't throw away guns, they pass them down. So antiques are a plenty as well. Being that his dad was born in 1915, it's very likely they have guns from before WW1 around.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 55 minutes ago

You ruined my joke. I was going to say, "Antique guns, bought new."

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 9 points 11 hours ago

I don't think the MAGA Cult can even AFFORD electric vehicles, I mean, shit I know I can't.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 15 points 12 hours ago

They’re trying the “buy EVs to own the libs” angle. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton….

[–] juergen@feddit.org 16 points 13 hours ago

which is great, because it will increase the chance that tesla will go down and with that elon musk.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Eh...put a lift kit, USA flag wrap, and a smoke machine on the cyber truck and they'd double sales.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 6 hours ago

I don't think the Venn diagram of "ev buyer" and "trump voter" is big enough to double sales.