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I attended two Tesla Takedown protests. The generation that showed up was the one I least expected. "Tesla Takedown" protests have happened in cities around the country in opposition to Musk's DOGE work.

Demonstrators are calling for Tesla owners to sell their stock and cars. Some owners have seen their vehicles vandalized.

Tesla's stock price taken a hit this month, and some shareholders told BI they want to sell their shares. Criticism of Elon Musk has spilled out from the virtual walls of social networks and into the streets. Demonstrators have gathered in cities around the US in recent days and weeks to participate in "Tesla Takedown" protests of varying sizes.

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Meanwhile, some Tesla owners have said they have faced insults or vandalism amid the Musk criticism. Participants of the protests have called for a boycott of the EV giant in response to Musk's involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE's efforts to decrease the size of the federal workforce.

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The "Tesla Takedown" effort started on BlueSky, a competitor to Musk's X platform, and now has a dedicated website (teslatakedown.com). The site calls for Tesla owners to sell their vehicles and stock in an effort to "stop Musk now."

The website's organizer, "Bill & Ted" actor and filmmaker Alex Winter, wrote in a Rolling Stone op-ed that demonstrations have happened at over 100 Tesla showrooms and other locations.

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Tesla owner and shareholder David Abrams told Business Insider he's heard about multiple protests but wasn't aware of the "takedown" effort specifically.

Abrams said he added "Anti Elon Tesla Club" and "I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy" stickers to his car window and is hoping that's enough to keep it from getting vandalized.

"I absolutely want to sell my car and my shares," Abrams said, adding that he's waiting for the stock price to go up and would have sold his car already if it made financial sense. More

Elon Musk's DOGE team breaks silence

(Fox News) Premiered March 28, 2025: Elon Musk and his team at DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency, the office rather than the bad crypto coin) sit down with "Special Report" Anchor Bret Baier to discuss their effort to reduce wasteful government spending. The "Fox & Friends" co-hosts also weigh in.

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• Story by lvaranasi@businessinsider.com (Lakshmi Varanasi), photos by Nic Antaya for Business Insider, 3/30/25; Fox News, March 28, 2025