While Tesla has been winning a litany of stock price target upgrades in recent days, spurred by Elon Musk's close association with the incoming Trump administration and the benefits that Tesla will likely reap vis-à-vis the regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles, the full-fledged politicization of Elon Musk's persona does carry a few drawbacks, not to mention the indirect hits to Tesla's core auto business from Trump's anti-EV stance. As an illustration of Elon Musk's growing clout in Washington, the CEO of Tesla will head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy in the incoming Trump administration, all in […]