The company reported a 13 percent plunge in sales on Wednesday in another sign that Musk’s embrace of President Trump and far-right politicians in Europe has had a deep and enduring hit to Tesla’s brand appeal.

Sales of Tesla electric cars fell 13% in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away. The plunging sales add to growing signs that

Tesla's electric vehicle sales plunged in the second quarter as the company continues to face a backlash from CEO Elon Musk's political turn. Why it matters: EVs are an essential source of cash flow for Tesla as it pursues ambitious projects like self-driving cars and humanoid robots.

The feud reignited on Monday when Musk, who spent hundreds of millions on Trump's re-election, renewed his criticism of Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which would eliminate subsidies for electric vehicle purchases that have benefited Tesla, the leading U.S. EV maker. That bill passed the Senate by a narrow margin midday Tuesday.

A public feud between President Donald Trump and his on-again, off-again ally, billionaire Elon Musk, reignited this week after an apparent truce lasted less than a month.