So far in 2025, Tesla has spent $240,000 lobbying Washington in favor of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, along with other EV polices, but the policy remains on the chopping block if President Donald Trump 's "big beautiful bill" passes into law.

Elon Musk’s meltdown over Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” shows no signs of slowing, as he finds new ways to bash the cornerstone of the president’s domestic agenda. In a string of posts on Wednesday night,

Musk’s tactic mirrors Trump’s pre- and post-presidency strategy of derailing legislation with social media blasts rather than traditional lobbying.