Milan Kovac said he was leaving to spend more time with family abroad and that his exit "has absolutely nothing to do with anything else," calling support for CEO Elon Musk "ironclad."

So far in 2025, Tesla has spent $240,000 lobbying Washington in favor of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, along with other EV polices, but the policy remains on the chopping block if President Donald Trump 's "big beautiful bill" passes into law.