Tesla drivers get rid of their cars, receive death threats and are laughed at on the street as a recoil to his billionary owner, and now the most influential Trump adviser is growing.
After Trump won the US presidential election in November, he announced that the Musk born in South Africa would lead a new cost-saving Ministry of Government Efficiency also known as Doge.
The public opinion of Musk has fallen since he seemed to carry out a Nazi-greeting while spending a crowd of Trump supporters last month at an event after the in the scheme and other controversial movements such as showing support for the extreme right-wing-party party of Germany.
Newly released figures this week showed that the sale of Tesla in Great Britain and Europe has fallen by 45 percent.
Now people take their hatred for the technical tycoon on Tesla owners on the street.
Mitchell Feldman, 53, bought his first Tesla – a £ 44k model Y – in 2022 after falling in love with the technology and safety functions.
Marketing company owner and father of two, Mr. Feldman, said he would get the strange comment about being a Tesla driver, but nothing special.
Mitchell Feldman, 53, bought his first Tesla – a £ 44k model Y – in 2022 after falling in love with the technology and safety functions
Doug Frost was once a great admirer of Mr. Musk, but says that his family life and friendship with Mr. Trump have changed his opinion about the businessman in recent years
Colleague Tesla driver Khalid Hamaoida, who also arrived his car in Heston, signed a three -year lease on his vehicle in June -but says that if he had known what Mr. Musk would do and say, he would have searched for another EV option instead
But he recently received a lot of e -mails through his company website who threatens him and his family.
Two weeks ago he was in a parking garage when a man walked towards him, laughed in his face and asked if he “supported Elon” by driving a Tesla.
Despite the barrage of comments, Mr. Feldman said that his support for Tesla remains 'steadfast' and is planning to recommend a new model Y.
Mr. Feldman, from northwestern, said: 'I have had everything from fairly serious hate mail, people who say that when they find me they will kill me and my family for me.
'I have had a number of people who say that I am brave, that I say what everyone thinks.
'But I am completely shocked by the response I received.
'There is a huge polarization in views, there are people who admire Elon Musk, and there are people who don't.
“There seems to be no middle ground, it's very binary.”
Mr. Feldman always rode in an Aston Martin DB11Sports car before switching to Tesla in March 2022.
President Trump and senior adviser to the White House, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk give comments alongside a Tesla model on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington
Mr. Musk has had to deal with a criticism of a gesture he gave during a pro-Donald Trump meeting in Washington DC on January 20 this year after the inauguration of the American president
Mr. Feldman said that he received a lot of e -mails through his company website that threatens him and his family
He said: 'The thing that drove me to Tesla was the technology.
'It was the technology and safety aspects of the vehicle that were a huge call to me at the time.
'I previously had a sports car that had no native integration in my phone.
It had no touchscreen, it was not intuitive and Tesla, I like it.
“The attraction was the technology and I am a technologist, so there was that attraction to have that association with Elon Musk.”
Initially, the comments he would receive “were no surprise that you have a Tesla as a nerd” but nothing special.
But the attitude changed after Musk became heavily involved in American politics.
“I knew there was a discourse about the work he had been involved in Doge, but I never realized that people have associated the art with the artist,” he said.
On March 6, 2025, Mr. Feldman was at a Teddy Swims concert in Wembley when he parked his Tesla in the parking lot.
He said he could see a young man point to him and laughed so that he felt 'violated'.
Mr. Feldman said: 'I parked outside the parking meter, while I stopped, there was a young man with his partner and daughter laughing and pointing at me.
“When I got out of the car, he came up to be rather abrasive and said,” I assume you support Elon Musk who drives one of who drives “.
He then wrote a message about his experience on LinkedIn, where he received more recoil and death threats.
Despite the hatred he has received, Mr. Feldman is not going to get rid of his Tesla and is planning the new model Y.
He said: 'I'm waiting for a phone call from Elon Musk to thank you for the post and here is a free cyber truck.
“If there is something, it has made me more steadfast in my support.”
Elsewhere, another Tesla owner has sworn to come to his model Y because of the actions of Musk.
Elsewhere, Tesla owner Ben Kilbey (photo) has sworn to come to his model Y because of the actions of Musk
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Ben Kilbey is a strong supporter of electric cars and runs a communication company that promotes sustainable companies in the UK.
About why he can no longer keep his Tesla, he told the BBC: 'I am not a fan of polarization or doing things without kindness.
'There are ways to do things that people do not banish or belittle. I don't like smaller. '
It comes when other Tesla drivers Charging their cars in London described Musk as 'lost the plot' and said they would not buy another Tesla.
Doug Frost was once a great admirer of Mr. Musk, but says that his family life and friendship with Mr. Trump have changed his opinion about the businessman in recent years.
When asked whether Mr. Musk's recent actions had been reconsidered to manage a Tesla, the semi-retired Lord Frost replied: “Yes.”
Speaking while he charges his car from the A4 in Heston, near Heathrow in West London, he told MailOnline: “I am a nine-year-old Tesla owner. I got a partial to help the planet and partly because I love gadgets.
'I have read the biography of Musk – it paints a very strong image of a man with an unusual background who is an almost genius.
“He was always about to bankruptcy. He is a pretty impressive guy. He has a phenomenal ability to imagine the future that goes beyond most people.
'But it also described a long series of character traits that thought I would like to stay a long way from him – because he has become older, I think he has completely lost the plot.
'I think he thought that his technical, scientific, technical skills can translate into a social environment – where they cannot.
Colleague Tesla driver Khalid Hamaoida, who also charged his car in Heston, signed a three -year lease on his vehicle in June -but says that if he had known what Mr. Musk would do and say, he would have searched for another EV option instead.
Residential Surveyor Mr Hamaoida, 46, said: 'If it were today, I would probably not have Tesla on Lease.
'I just think the way he is at the moment – it's scary and it's going too far, both here and abroad.
“When I recently saw about the reduction of the Tesla sales throughout Europe, it made me chuckle – I thought:” It serves you well “. It puts a smile on my face. '
Father of two MR Hamaaida, from Ealing in West London, admitted that his new thoughts were 'difficult' because he still had two years on his lease.
But when he wondered if he would still get a Tesla if he was now looking for a car, he added: 'I would still get an electric car, I would just look at different options.
