The disapproval of Elon Musk is the highest cause Tesla Mannequin 3 house owners are promoting their electrical autos and going for an additional model, in keeping with a brand new survey of 5,000 Mannequin 3 house owners.

Since Musk acquired Twitter, the Tesla CEO has began to voice his political and social views extra often, in addition to share controversial conspiracy theories.

This has resulted in a wave of individuals altering their minds about Musk, particularly individuals on the left facet of the American political spectrum. Many have urged this has a unfavourable affect on Tesla, which is intricately linked to Musk.

Musk has dismissed this concern – claiming to be extra widespread than ever based mostly on his Twitter follower rely (sure, that’s an precise argument he used).

To his protection, there has solely been a restricted quantity of knowledge supporting the view that his habits is negatively affected Tesla… till now.

Bloomberg has launched the results of a radical survey of 5,000 Tesla Mannequin 3 clients, and quite a lot of it targeted on Musk.

With the pattern measurement, it is likely to be the most effective look into the minds of Mannequin 3 house owners we now have seen so far.

Amongst the Mannequin 3 house owners who bought or changed their vehicles for a car from one other model, the publication requested them what’s the prime cause, and “disapproval of Elon Musk” was the highest reply:

That’s considerably stunning, nevertheless it’s vital to place that reply into perspective.

The survey additionally discovered that 87% of Mannequin 3 house owners are contemplating a Tesla for his or her subsequent autos. Which means it’s a reasonably small proportion of people who find themselves truly strolling away from Tesla total, and solely about one in 5 of these individuals are doing it due to Musk.

The remainder of the survey is sort of glowing for the Mannequin 3, as most house owners look like very blissful about their buy and the way their vehicles are holding up.

Electrek’s Take

I knew it had an affect, however I’m actually stunned it’s the highest cause somebody would change their Mannequin 3 for one thing from one other model.

I believed high quality or service could be first, nevertheless it’s an in depth second.

If something, it reveals simply how blissful Tesla house owners are with their autos, and subsequently, Musk was capable of shortly climb up the highest of the record.

Musk turning into extra political is clearly having a unfavourable affect, nevertheless it’s total minimal when in comparison with the 87% of Mannequin 3 house owners nonetheless taking a look at a Tesla for his or her subsequent car.

In proportion factors, it’s fairly small. Solely 2.7% of Tesla consumers stroll away due to Musk, in keeping with this survey. However in Tesla’s world, that’s nonetheless 50,000 autos per yr or a couple of billion {dollars}.

Truthfully, so long as these individuals are going with an EV from one other model, I don’t care a lot. However Tesla shareholders may suppose otherwise. What do you suppose? Tell us within the remark part beneath.