The man mountain of a security guard outside Elon Musk’s new Tesla Diner – LA’s new premium fast-food joint for the vehicularly privileged – is looking at me as if I’ve insulted his mother. But it’s worse than that.

Opposition to Musk over his alliance with Trump, which has since ruptured in acrimony, caused many liberal Tesla owners in the US and Europe to express embarrassment with their vehicles. Some have even adorned their cars with anti-Musk stickers that feature slogans such as “Anti Elon Tesla Club” or “I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy.”