Drivers are turning their backs on Tesla electric vehicles as a result of his recent political involvement and friendship with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and US President-elect Donald Trump, according to new data.

The forthcoming President of the United States, Donald Trump, has weighed in on rumours that the Tesla CEO and owner of X (formerly Twitter) may one day be in office. Trump won the latest U.S. election by a landslide, beating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and was publicly supported by Musk.

The president-elect says the prospect of the Tesla billionaire taking over is “not happening”, and says the US could seek to retake control of the Panama Canal.