A Tesla driver says he has obtained demise threats and was laughed at on the road since Elon Musk joined Trump’s workforce.
Dad-of-two Mitchell Feldman, 53, purchased his first Tesla – a $85K Mannequin Y – in 2022.
He stated he fell in love with the know-how and security options of the automobile.
Advertising and marketing enterprise proprietor Mitchell stated he would get the odd remark about being a Tesla driver however nothing out of the bizarre.
This was till Elon Musk was introduced as the person who can be main Donald Trump’s controversial Division of Authorities Effectivity.
Mitchell stated he has obtained a ton of emails – via his firm web site – threatening him and his household.
Two weeks in the past, Mitchell was in a carpark when a person walked as much as him, laughed in his face, and requested if he “supported Elon’ by driving a Tesla”.
Regardless of the barrage of feedback, Mitchell stated his assist for Tesla stays “steadfast” and is planning on placing in an order for a brand new Mannequin Y.
Mitchell, from north west London, stated: “I’ve had all the pieces from fairly extreme hate mail, folks saying that after they discover me they are going to kill me and my household in entrance of me.
“I’ve had a variety of folks saying that I’m courageous, that I’m saying what everybody else is pondering.
“However I’ve been utterly shocked by the response I’ve obtained.
“There’s a large polarization in views, there are people who admire Elon Musk, and there are people who don’t.
“There doesn’t appear to be a center floor, it is vitally binary.”
Mitchell used to drive an Aston Martin DB11sports automobile earlier than switching to Tesla in March 2022.
He stated he purchased a Tesla as a result of he “beloved” the know-how behind the automobile.
Mitchell stated: “The factor that drove me to Tesla was the know-how.
“It was the know-how and the protection features of the automobile that was a large enchantment to me on the time.
“I had a sports activities automobile earlier than, which didn’t have native integration into my cellphone.
It didn’t have a contact display screen, it wasn’t intuitive, and Tesla, I just like the look of it.
“The enchantment was the know-how, and I’m a technologist, so there was that enchantment of getting that affiliation with Elon Musk.”
Initially, Mitchell stated the feedback he would obtain have been “no shock you’ve bought a Tesla being a geek” however nothing out of the bizarre.
However after Elon Musk was tapped to guide DOGE issues modified.
Mitchell stated: “I knew there was a discourse across the work he had been concerned in with DOGE.
“However I by no means realized that individuals related the artwork with the artist.”
On March 6, 2025, Mitchell was at a Teddy Swims live performance in Wembley when he parked his Tesla within the automobile park.
He stated he might see a younger man pointing at him and laughing which made him really feel “violated”.
Mitchell stated: “I parked exterior the parking meter, as I pulled up, there was a youngish man together with his companion, and daughter laughing and pointing at me.
“Once I bought out of the automobile, he got here as much as be fairly abrasive and stated ‘I presume you assist Elon Musk driving a type of’.
“I felt fairly violated, I didn’t know what to say. He then laughed at me and walked away together with his household.
“I had by no means skilled something like that.”
Mitchell then wrote a submit about his expertise on LinkedIn the place he obtained extra backlash and demise threats because of this.
Regardless of the hate he has obtained, Mitchell has no intentions of eliminating his Tesla and is planning on ordering the brand new Mannequin Y.
Mitchell stated: “I discovered that the brand new mannequin Y is obtainable within the UK, and I can be ordering a brand new one.
“I’m ready for a cellphone name from Elon Musk to say thanks for the submit and here’s a free Cyber Truck.
“If something, it has made me extra steadfast in my assist.”
