If the Nasdaq-100 does soar this year, here's why electric vehicle powerhouse Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) might be the ideal stock to own. While the current environment poses its own unique challenges like red-hot inflation and rapidly rising interest rates, there's a likelihood that, based on history alone, the Nasdaq could be set for a bumper 2023. Naturally, with a weaker economy, consumers have less money to spend on big-ticket items like electric vehicles, and there is some evidence that demand has fallen, especially based on Tesla's order backlog, which declined by 60% between July and November last year.