Mark Kelly is an ex-astronaut and current senate of Arizona, and he’s upset. Kelly was once proud to drive a Tesla but just dumped the brand for a Chevy SUV. He doesn’t want to be associated with Elon Musk anymore. 

Mark Kelly dumps Tesla for a Chevy SUV 

Ex-astronaut, Mark Kelly, is celebrating his new Chevy SUV. He recently dumped Tesla for a Chevrolet Tahoe because he was disappointed by Elon Musk’s actions. 

Kelly is the senator of Arizona with democratic views. He used to be friends with Musk but says that Musk turned out to be an a##hole. Kelly shared that he doesn’t want to be driving a car built and designed by an a%^hole. 

He arrived at Senate votes in front of the United States Capitol in a 2025 Chevy Tahoe Z71. He went from a compact EV to a massive gas-guzzling SUV that gets about 15 mpg. According to Yahoo, the Tahoe is manufactured in Texas. 

Kelly worked with NASA and previously praised SpaceX. However, Musk called Kelly a traitor for visiting Ukraine. Then Kelly said that Musk only swore an oath to his pocketbook and to running the lives of veterans. 

Also, Kelly wasn’t impressed by Trump using the White House to promote and sell Tesla cars as Musk’s popularity plummets to record lows. Tesla shares have dropped by 50% from their peak highs and protestors are attacking showrooms across the nation. 

The company is suffering due to being associated with Elon Musk as the DODGE office targets government offices for layoffs.