Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA) is up 103% in the past year, and the vast majority of those gains — about 70% — have been since Trump won the 2024 election. Investors now see Elon Musk as a heavyweight in policy decisions and many now even call him the co-president. TSLA stock now trades at $424 with a $1.33 trillion valuation.

Tesla Inc.’s stock shed early gains Tuesday that came on expectations that Chief Executive Elon Musk’s close relationship with the new administration will help the electric-vehicle maker, with sentiment further buoyed by a bullish note from Piper Sandler.

President Donald Trump vowed to eliminate the electric vehicle mandate in his inaugural address. There is no mandate. His statement can mean a few things for Tesla and the U.S. auto industry. “We will end the Green New Deal and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate,