Despite ongoing protests targeting both Elon Musk and Donald Trump, EVs are on the road – but their popularity may be fading.

Electric vehicles (EVs), once hailed as the future of sustainable transportation, are still cruising on highways and city streets across the world. But while their presence remains steady, their popularity appears to be losing momentum. At the heart of this shift are growing public protests, not just against EV technology itself, but also against two of its most high-profile figures: Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Musk has been blamed for his adding involvement in politics over the once several times, including campaigning for Donald Trump and since the 2024 march, dozens of people gathered in University Village on Tuesday and Saturday, holding posters expressing their frustration with Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. While some gatherings have drawn as numerous as 800 people carrying signs and chanting throughout the boardwalk, recent gatherings have drawn about 120 people daily who have sat for I spent two hours at the walk’s edge, where Montlake Boulevard crosses 45th Avenue Northeast.

Including becoming the nation’s largest political donor. After Trump’s election, the president gave Musk a top role with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which sought to cut billions of dollars in human programs, including domestic Exploration and transnational aid programs and further – in the name of reducing waste and fraud.Critics have said the cuts will hurt the most vulnerable.

Washington feels like the ideal environment for Teslas to flourish. The Seattle Times lately reported that Tesla power is overrepresented in Seattle, where the maturity of electric vehicles are vended in the state, meaning that someone is more likely Seattle offers a more pleasurable Tesla driving experience than numerous other corridor of the country.