Tesla share value peaked last year at almost $480 but has now plummeted 45% as its CEO has waded into the political arena attached at the hip with Trump.

As for current Tesla owners, some who waited years to get off the waitlist and into a car are now considering offloading theirs (or they already have) because of Musk’s government meddling. “I admired Elon’s vision and his mission for helping to save the planet and finally got one after waiting three years,

People don’t fill out a questionnaire every time they sell Tesla stock, so we don’t know exactly what causes its price to go down. The evidence is strong, though, that Tesla shares trade down when the spotlight shines extra brightly on Musk paying attention to other things.

With Tesla crashing below $1 trillion for the first time since election week, Wall Street may finally be waking up to the likelihood of a weak first quarter for Elon Musk's electric-car company.

Tesla is losing its wow factor. Boss Elon Musk has long relied on hyperbolic predictions to pump up the electric-car maker’s image, and its stock price – from how quickly vehicle production would ramp up,