Tesla should take advantage of its stock’s post-election surge to raise capital by selling shares, a Jefferies analyst says.

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) were heading lower on reports that the Trump administration planned to eliminate the $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit. Tesla also issued its sixth recall this year for the Cybertruck,

With Trump in office, even more creative policies and support structures that could directly or indirectly benefit Tesla may be on the table.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, will be taking on an official role to try to help President-elect Donald Trump make government more efficient. It will add yet another responsibility to an ever-growing to-do list for the increasingly distracted CEO and business leader.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.