Timely research coming out, given that $TSLA shareholders will be voting on Thursday on Musk's pay package.
How much has Elon Musk’s political engagement cost Tesla in lost car sales? More than 1 million vehicles over about 2 1/2 years, according to researchers at Yale University.
Sales at Tesla would have been 67% to 83% higher from October 2022 — when Musk bought Twitter — to April 2025. Musk also helped his competitors sell 17% to 22% more EVs and hybrid cars.
https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34413/w34413.pdf