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Even Republicans are falling out of love with Tesla

Elon Musk is right to shift his focus back to carmaking

A man dressed as Uncle Sam holds a sign reading 'Boycott Tesla!' outside a Tesla store.
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“The future of Tesla is brighter than ever.” So declared Elon Musk during an earnings call on April 22nd. According to the carmaker’s boss, Tesla remains on course to become the world’s most valuable firm, worth as much as the next five companies combined, as it churns out fleets of autonomous taxis and legions of humanoid robots.

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