Friday, 06 Dec On this day ...
The Tesla launched by SpaceX as it heads away from Earth, towards Mars, 2018. Image courtesy SpaceX
Q1. On Wednesday, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin interviewed Telsa CEO, SpaceX CEO, OpenAI co-founder, and X principal owner Elon Musk.
In recent weeks some advertisers have pulled back from X (formerly Twitter) after controversial posts by Musk. In the interview Musk said that if X fails because of lack of advertiser revenue, he will let "Earth be the judge" as to if he or advertisers are to blame.
Who would you blame if lack of advertising caused X to fail?
In recent weeks some advertisers have pulled back from X (formerly Twitter) after controversial posts by Musk. In the interview Musk said that if X fails because of lack of advertiser revenue, he will let "Earth be the judge" as to if he or advertisers are to blame.
Who would you blame if lack of advertising caused X to fail?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Advertisers
26%
30%
21%
54%
26%
2%
21%
26%
28%
25%
Musk
56%
43%
68%
12%
50%
94%
55%
57%
53%
61%
Both
9%
15%
5%
17%
13%
2%
21%
6%
6%
8%
Neither
3%
5%
2%
6%
5%
0%
0%
6%
3%
2%
Don't know
1%
1%
1%
2%
1%
0%
0%
2%
1%
1%
Don't care
5%
6%
4%
8%
6%
2%
3%
3%
8%
3%
Q2. In the interview Musk said that because Tesla sells more electric vehicles than all US automakers combined, as Telsa's leader he is the "greatest, or among the greatest environmentalists on Earth."
In your view, where does Musk rank among environmentalists?
In your view, where does Musk rank among environmentalists?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Greatest
5%
7%
3%
11%
5%
0%
9%
2%
6%
3%
Among greatest
10%
12%
9%
19%
12%
2%
8%
12%
9%
13%
Good
14%
15%
12%
18%
14%
10%
17%
7%
15%
15%
Neither good nor bad
27%
28%
27%
27%
28%
28%
22%
28%
28%
28%
Bad
12%
11%
13%
5%
13%
18%
24%
13%
6%
11%
Among the worst
17%
11%
21%
3%
15%
28%
11%
23%
17%
14%
Worst
5%
3%
6%
2%
4%
7%
5%
3%
7%
3%
Don't know
4%
3%
5%
4%
4%
3%
0%
4%
5%
5%
Don't care
6%
9%
4%
12%
6%
2%
4%
8%
6%
7%
Q3. In the interview Musk said the first deliveries of Tesla's Cybertruck, scheduled for Thursday, would be the "biggest product launch on Earth this year."
What is your view of Cybertruck?
What is your view of Cybertruck?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Not familiar with it
21%
12%
28%
17%
14%
25%
11%
10%
28%
30%
Really like
4%
7%
2%
8%
4%
1%
8%
2%
4%
4%
Like
8%
11%
5%
13%
10%
3%
17%
7%
5%
6%
Neutral
19%
22%
16%
25%
22%
13%
17%
20%
18%
21%
Dislike
16%
18%
13%
11%
14%
20%
24%
19%
12%
12%
Really dislike
21%
20%
22%
13%
27%
27%
14%
30%
21%
17%
Don't know
3%
2%
5%
3%
3%
4%
0%
2%
5%
5%
Don't care
8%
9%
6%
10%
7%
6%
8%
10%
7%
7%
In Sept 2022, 64% said that if half the cars sold in the US were electric, the environmental cost would be unacceptable (due to the resources needed to make all the batteries)
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