I live in the Chicago suburbs as well and have seen no increase. I have though seen more used Teslas sitting at dealerships in the area that had been traded in for a regular gas vehicle. We also have a lot of charging stations that are mostly empty.

Nope.

Never buy a car that can be remote controlled to crash and burn.

Michael Hastings was enough proof of this.

Unusually large amount in SoCal.

I hate electric cars. Stick shift and old, that’s the way I like em.

Unfortunately, I have neither of those lol

Same in Los Angeles suburbs.

Elon came from a wealthy family, but he is certainly brilliant at getting outside and government financing.

I've been seeing more and more tiny three door things. Some look more like a motorcycle and some look more like a baby car. I haven't noticed more Tesla's than usual where I'm at.

My husband said Elon made most of his money from Bitcoin, and then increased it with investments. I am too lazy to double check him on that.

I see them sitting at the charging stations when I drive by.

It's a cognitive bias called:

Frequency illusion, also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon or frequency bias, is a cognitive bias in which, after noticing something for the first time, there is a tendency to notice it more often, leading someone to believe that it has a high frequency of occurrence.[1][2][3] It occurs when increased awareness of something creates the illusion that it is appearing more often.[4] Put plainly, the frequency illusion is when "a concept or thing you just found out about suddenly seems to pop up everywhere."[5]

Look it up.

You're apparently very susceptible. You should make note and learn from it.