Tesla investors think Elon Musk has his work cut out for him once he steps back from DOGE.

Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has a long history of making ambitious promises and often delivering late. Many of his biggest ideas are still in the works.

Tesla brought in $595 million of automotive regulatory credits last quarter compared to a $400 million overall operating profit, meaning Tesla was in the red to start 2025 when excluding the credits, which are all essentially free profit Tesla receives from its gas car rivals looking to comply with emission requirements.