The real reason Tesla is tanking: Musk's political self-sabotage


by Boing Boing

Boing Boing— Tesla sales are way down, the stock has fallen by 40%. This piece on the BBC website purports to look at the headwinds Tesla faces in a tough market: A price war has been intensifying between electric vehicle (EV) makers, with particularly fierce competition coming from Chinese firms The firm has been slow to refresh its ageing models while rivals in China, such as BYD and Nio, have been rolling out cheaper models. — Read the rest

KTVZ—Musk just slashed Tesla’s Supercharger team. What does that mean for America’s EV network?. By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The news this week that Elon Musk laid off Tesla’s entire Supercharger team sent shockwaves of uncertainty through the industry tasked with building America’s new network of EV chargers. A fast and reliable charging network is an essential ingredient in getting more people to switch from gas-powered vehicles to

KIFI—Musk just slashed Tesla’s Supercharger team. What does that mean for America’s EV network?. By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The news this week that Elon Musk laid off Tesla’s entire Supercharger team sent shockwaves of uncertainty through the industry tasked with building America’s new network of EV chargers. A fast and reliable charging network is an essential ingredient in getting more people to switch from gas-powered vehicles to

PJ Media—CCP Praises Musk’s Tesla As Billionaire Kowtows. The world’s worst dictatorship, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is once again giving the good housekeeping seal of approval to Elon Musk and his Tesla, as the billionaire simultaneously panders to the CCP in China and preaches freedom at home.