He might have pulled it off, but he forgot that a lot of his success balanced on people actually BUYING his products, so keeping your personal and company reputation squeaky clean is of the utmost importance.
Instead of maintaining his personal and professional integrity and credibility, he decided to inflate his ego, and throw in with the worst people in the world, and follow a supervillain arc.
Now everybody hates him, and is rooting AGAINST him and his companies. He's lost at least 3/4 of the American market, who would rather take a bus than drive a Tesla, and a lot of people who are left, can't afford a Tesla anyway. The majority of Americans aren't just boycotting Tesla until it shapes up, they want Tesla to fully FAIL, and go out of business.
Tesla will be bankrupt in 3 years, especially after the Dems take over, and fully investigate Musk's behavior during the MAGA period.