Elon Musk is hoping to make himself the world’s first trillionaire with an obscene Tesla pay package that would—over the course of several years—make him exponentially richer, despite the fact that he’s already the richest person on the planet. However, for Musk to get the money, Tesla’s investors will have to approve it at the […]
Tesla Recalls Thousands More Cybertrucks, Is Bad at Gluing Things
Tesla is an impressive company by many metrics but one place where it has noticeably struggled is glue. Specifically the glue the EV company has been using to stitch together its beleaguered monstrosity the Cybertruck. Earlier this year, Wired reported that nearly all of the Cybertrucks on the market had been recalled because Tesla used […]
Yale Researchers Claim Elon’s Political Activity Cost Tesla a Million Sales in the U.S.
It’s been widely speculated that Elon Musk’s right-wing political activities have had a deeply depressive effect on his company’s bottom line. In the midst of his turn to the right (a journey that has included supporting Donald Trump’s campaign for president and then working for Trump as part of his administration’s DOGE initiative), his crown […]
Apparently Some of You Need a Halloween Reminder that Teslas Can’t Detect Ghosts
Here’s a viral TikTok video from last week of a man acting as if the cameras mounted on his Tesla allow him to see ghosts on his infotainment screen: Happy Halloween to him, and to you. The video has been watched about 11 million times so far. If you’re 17 and you want to scare […]
Elon Musk Couldn’t Care Less About Poverty
Tesla held its third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, and CEO Elon Musk seemed particularly focused on getting his $1 trillion payday. But before the world’s wealthiest man made the case for why he deserves to be the first trillionaire, he wanted to make sure you understand one thing: He’s going to help abolish poverty. “We’re […]
‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is facing the possibility of becoming the world’s first trillionaire if investors vote in favor of an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package on November 6. In the company’s third quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Musk made the case that he wasn’t actually in it for the money but that he needed […]
GM Killing BrightDrop Vans as EV Demand Falls
With the electric vehicle tax credit gone, the American EV industry is facing an existential moment. Auto giant GM, a leader in both gas-powered and electric vehicle industries, is at its own crossroads too. The company announced in its third-quarter earnings call that it will be scaling back some of its EV production even further. […]
If You Can Read This, You’re About to Get Scammed
Did you find this article by typing in the name of a website associated with Elon Musk? Did it sound like you could invest in SpaceX, Neuralink, or one of Musk’s AI ventures like Grok and xAI? It’s fake. It’s 100%, without a doubt, completely fake. I know you may not believe it, but please […]
Tesla’s New Affordable Models Are Not New
Tesla just launched two brand new, affordable models. But the catch is that they are not actually new. The newly unveiled models are practically just a Tesla Model Y SUV and a Model 3 sedan with some basic features removed to get the price tag down. The Model Y pricing starts at $39,990, and the […]
Lawsuit Blames Cybertruck’s Door Handle Design After a Fatal Crash
The parents of two college students who died in a Cybertruck crash last fall are suing Tesla, alleging the truck’s door design trapped the victims inside. Separate lawsuits filed Thursday by the families of 20-year-old Jack Nelson and 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara claim that the Cybertruck’s design, including electric-powered doors with hidden manual releases, made it […]