Chevy was also a big EV/hybrid player in the mid to late '00s.

I think the sort of individual that buys an expensive vehicle to, at least in part, broadcast that they are an environmentally-conscious person would be turned off by a company strong-arming a county into relaxing regulations, especially when such deregulation is perceived to put that company's workers at risk.

While the facts of what public policy is best can be debated, it seems inevitable that Tesla's brand will suffer from this.