Elon Musk's political activities and reduced presence at Tesla are stirring dissatisfaction, even within the company, with no plan to reverse falling sales.

To rally support for his effort to impose an email questionnaire on federal employees, Elon Musk resorted to one of his favorite tactics: posting a poll on X. “Should all federal employees be required to send a short email with some basic bullet points about what they accomplished last week?

Sales are plunging in some of the world’s biggest EV markets, and protesters and vandals are targeting the company’s stores.