Electric vehicle registrations rose 2% in California for the three months that ended Sept. 30 compared with the year-earlier period, but top-selling EV maker Tesla saw a 3.5% decline, according to the latest report from car dealers. Tesla moved 57,587 vehicles for the third quarter - which still accounts for more than half of the 102,044 EVs sold or leased in the state for the period, according to the California New Car Dealers Assn.
"Unfortunately for Elon, a certain amount of his consumer base is not a fan of what's given him a high profile over the past year," said Karl Brauer, auto market analyst at iSeeCars.com.
Alexis Tjian of Berkeley sold her Tesla Model Y several months ago and bought a Rivian. She and her husband were unhappy with the Model Y's quality and Tesla's service, she said, but Musk's politics and increasingly bizarre behavior were the last straw: "We said we're done. He doesn't align with our values anymore."
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