# Why is Tesla's market cap so high?

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**Created:** [December 13, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-teslas-market-cap-so-high/1011594 "2024-12-13T06:09:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-teslas-market-cap-so-high/1011594/38 "2024-12-14T16:08:01Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> MAGA diehards tend to prefer trucks because they tend to subscribe to very strict definitions of masculinity.

This is of course true (see below), but Teslas are seen as masculine almost by definition because of Musk’s performances.

> [@Tesla Cybertruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1375):
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> I think it may be a pretty good product fit for certain locales that aren’t fans of EV sissymobiles…

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