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Elon Musk has said the time he spends with Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will "drop significantly" from May and he will allocate more time to Tesla.
It comes after first-quarter profits at Tesla sank as the company grapples with falling sales, partly due to President Trump's tariffs.
As a special government employee, Mr Musk was limited to 130 days in his role at DOGE, which is primarily aimed at slashing federal spending.
But the cuts, which included axing government jobs, have divided the country and prompted a backlash against his company.
Tesla said on Tuesday that quarterly profits fell by 71% to $409m. Its revenue dropped 9% to $19.3bn between January and March, below Wall Street's forecast.
The company's value has plummeted since reaching a record high in mid-December. Since then, Tesla's share price has fallen more than 50%.
Tesla has been badly hit by overall financial market turbulence caused by the global trade war tariffs sparked by stiff competition from Chinese EV maker BYD, and concern over Mr Musk's ability to give Tesla the attention it requires.
Mr Musk's role as chief executive of the company was among the most common questions shareholders were asking about in a question-and-answer portal ahead of an investor call on Tuesday evening.
As well as his role at the top of Tesla, he is also the CEO of space exploration company SpaceX and owns social media company X, formerly known as Twitter.
An early Tesla investor Ross Gerber said in an interview with Sky's Business Live that Mr Musk had lost his focus and was now too "divisive".
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