Elon Musk could be putting Tesla people in a real pickle, and not in the ways you may be thinking. Or maybe it’s just a not-very-thought-out “yeah, let’s do it!” after some mixture of imbibed potions and would never actually happen. Either way, since he’s put it out there, let’s … [continued]
There are so many avenues we could go down with this, and I don’t know as I start writing this article where I’m going to go (which is not normal for me). It’s a weird story, and one with many side elements. First of all, the facts: Chechnya President and … [continued]
As we’ve discussed a few times, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s dramatic, public departure into deep right-wing political culture has been turning many buyers and shareholders off from Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). I’ve seen multiple former Tesla fans who had stock since IPO (2010) or since the Model S was launched (2012) say … [continued]
Years ago, I got hyped up by early Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) testers giving the impression that FSD was nearly robotaxi capable. I got FSD, which I had bought years prior, activated about a year later and discovered it was actually horrible and much worse than the previous Autopilot … [continued]
As we’ve noted many times here, and many others have noted, Elon Musk’s move further and further to the right — and how vocal he is about that — have led to dramatic drops in interest in buying Teslas from Democrats. Many Democrats have gone from wanting to support a … [continued]
Update: It seems the comment from Trump was a joke, not a reference to something Musk privately share beforehand. I have to admit — I didn’t watch or listen to the Elon Musk–Donald Trump interview. I was not confident it would be a good use of my time, and that … [continued]
The Tesla Cybertruck is a polarizing vehicle. Love it or hate it, the hype from Elon Musk has turned out to be a lot of hot air.
Climate activist Bill McKibben wrote with disgust and dismay about the X conversation that owner Elon Musk (“the richest person in the history of money”) shared with former US President Donald Trump (“gave his standard riff”) on Monday evening. McKibben described the Trump and Musk exchange as “spreading the most … [continued]
The UAW has filed federal labor charges against what it calls “disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk” due to their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers, whether explicitly or implicitly. Workers who self-advocate for better working conditions by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes, cannot be … [continued]
Clean air in the United States comes from strong air and water quality policies enforced by the US government. The progress we’ve seen on renewables and electric vehicles has relied on US government support of various kinds. Having one of the best education systems in the world relies on support … [continued]
