I wonder if this is a staged controversy to draw attention away from the CyberTruck's recent failings. Many on HN believe that Musk operates at a higher plane of existence, so maybe it's related?
No one is going to have a lot to sell this year, but people who would have bought a US EV when capacity normalizes are going to buy a Chinese EV because he has bothered to make this personal connection that overrides any abstract ethical concerns.