IMHO, this disdain for Tesla/Musk among the mainstream progressives is actually the biggest long term threat.This is an unfortunate article written by a well-known writer with a relatively large audience in the Bay Area. It illustrates how the disdain for Tesla is seeping into mainstream progressive thought, especially in the Bay Area which is in the midst of a new type of class war. Tesla is the IT possession for the "haves." Notice how the author didn't use any facts or data. He's spouting off opinion/commentary, which is his shtick, but unlike paid writers, he's doing it simply because he's been manipulated to think otherwise. In other words, the FUD works on some people.
Big oil/big auto will throw everything they can at Tesla/Musk before they go under and there's no doubt it will be extremely ugly. However, the vilifying of Elon as a selfish billionaire who puts money ahead of everything, including the very lives of his employees, fits the stereotypical villain that progressives want to protect the world from.
Elon is working hard to ensure human survival with sustainable energy and clean transportation, as well as improving the lives of people (Starlink & Neuralink). Unfortunately, there are those that won't be able to see beyond the perceived evil and will "fight for the common man" even if that might hasten the end of our world as we know it now.