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The data comes as Tesla’s stock price has fallen sharply and vehicles and dealerships have faced vandalism over Musk’s role in the Trump administration.
Searches for used Teslas in February
fell 16 percent from the previous month and seven percent from the previous year, signaling that consumers are considering other electric vehicles, according to a February report from
Cars.com. There are 76 models of used electric vehicle
s on the market this year, up from 58 a year ago, the
report said. Meanwhile, searches for non-Tesla electric vehicles on Cars.com rose 28 percent over the past year, according to the car site.
The share of people considering buying a new Tesla has also dropped, according to Edmunds. In February, 1.8 percent of car shoppers on the Edmunds site were considering purchasing a new Tesla, the lowest proportion since October 2022. The figure peaked at 3.3 percent in late November 2024.
Tesla’s stock, which peaked at around $480 per share in December, closed Thursday at $236.26 per share. In January, Tesla sales in Europe
sank 45 percent compared to the previous year.
