{"id":228018,"date":"2025-03-20T18:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tesla-faces-challenges-after-protests-over-elon-musk-controversy-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:04:45","slug":"tesla-faces-challenges-after-protests-over-elon-musk-controversy-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tesla-faces-challenges-after-protests-over-elon-musk-controversy-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla faces challenges after protests over Elon Musk controversy | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/l41rWLypsxA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla faces challenges after protests over Elon Musk controversy | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l41rWLypsxA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk has faced backlash since he was appointed head of the controversial Department for Government Efficiency and charged with taking an axe to federal government spending.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has also intervened in politics abroad, making a video appearance at a rally for the far-right party Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland ahead of Germany&#8217;s parliamentary election, and launching online attacks on British politicians. <\/p>\n<p>Some who do not share his views, have protested outside dozens of Tesla dealerships, not only in the US, but also in Canada, the UK, Germany and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>What is hard to quantify is exactly how much impact all this has had on Tesla as a business &#8211; and the extent to which Musk&#8217;s views and involvement in the Trump administration has affected the brand and alienated some traditional electric vehicle buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Tesla #ElonMusk #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk has faced backlash since he was appointed head of the controversial Department for Government Efficiency and charged with taking an axe to federal government spending. 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