Back in Chicago, Ed, who asked us not to use his last name, was parked on Lakeshore Drive last month when he said his blue Tesla was vandalized with a clear message to Tesla's co-founder Elon Musk.

Several protests have popped up outside a Chicago Tesla dealership, and one Cybertruck owner says he's flipped off regularly. Those looking to ditch the vehicles are out of luck as well — car sellers say they can't offload them.

In a bid to boost Elon Musk’s car company, Trump did a live White House ad and threatened Tesla protesters would “go through hell.”