The organizer of an annual charity raffle to win a Tesla says he's struggling to sell tickets this year because of Elon Musk's antics
One of the first ever Tesla raffles had to find an alternative prize because so many past entrants were too upset with Elon Musk to buy another ticket this year, its organizer told Insider.a luxury electric-vehicle for a $250 ticket.in all 50 states, although the raffle director, Peter Kirby, told Insider:"We tend to sell more tickets to people who are Tesla enthusiasts who happen to support the climate.
Kirby said that last year Climate XChange sold-out all 5,000 tickets, but at the time Insider spoke to Kirby in mid-January, this year's raffle had only sold 1,742 tickets. That's just over a third of its fixed-capacity, with the draw coming up on February 24.
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