California’s ban on gas car sales is just under a decade and a half away, but most automakers still have a ways to go in the transition to electric vehicles. With Tesla remaining the industry’s current pace-setter, some analysts think the Elon Musk-led company could be poised to win big … [continued]
After frequent teases over the past couple of weeks, CNBC have today released the full segment of the Tesla Cybertruck appearing on the show Jay Leno’s Garage. We get some new angles and glimpses of exterior and interior details in full daylight, and can see the Cybertruck’s impressive ‘greenhouse’ for the … [continued]
The next-gen Tesla Roadster will be more than a work of drivable art. It will be an icon that represents Tesla in one multifaceted image.
Back when we published “Pravduh About Tesla” reports, it became clear that CNBC was the media outlet that published the most about Tesla. We tracked Tesla and Elon Musk coverage in the 22 or so largest media outlets, and CNBC routinely had the most stories published each week on Tesla or Musk. (Bloomberg was 2nd, Business Insider 3rd, and Fox News 4th).
It’s an axiom of investing that the sure sign of a market peak is when the very last bear throws in the towel. Is that what we’re seeing, now that CNBC’s Jim Cramer has become a Tesla true believer?
CNBC recently published an article claiming that Tesla workers said they took shortcuts while working in harsh conditions in order to meet Model 3 production goals. This is a bold accusation that CNBC backs up with two names sources and several unnamed sources. The two named sources are husband and wife, Carlos and Maggie Aranda. There are some reasons you may want to be cautious before assuming these claims are true.
While working on this Tesla flashback regarding Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley, I had the thought to take a more thorough look at the media outlet that I think most prolifically covers Tesla — CNBC.
The founder of hedge fund Social Capital and one of Facebook’s first executives, Chamath Palihapitiya, gushed to CNBC today about how Tesla is the “clear winner in electrification.” Palihapitiya cited Tesla’s first-mover advantage, as the company that truly defined the modern electric vehicle and is the current sales leader in the market segment. Palihapitiya also called Tesla CEO Elon Musk the Thomas Edison of our generation.
As soon as I saw this news, I knew I had to cover it. It’s too crazy. The biggest question: Why in the hell does CNBC think this is news?
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our December 2018 edition. The year has closed, but let us review the final interesting cleantech developments from China last year.
