A self-proclaimed Trump supporter was arrested at a Tesla protest in California after he tried to use a taser against peaceful protestors.
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Fred Lambert is the Editor-in-Chief and one of the founding members of Electrek. He mainly covers electric vehicles and renewable energy.
He is also the co-founder of Combat Edge, a MMA stats website.
Lambert made a name in the EV space through a steady stream of exclusive scoops about Tesla, including being the first journalist to try Tesla’s Autopilot feature back in 2015. Lambert also repeatedly broke stories about new Tesla products like Enhanced Summon, Model S design refresh, Tesla Autopilot 2.5, and more.
In 2020, he was also the first to report that Tesla’s new planned Gigafactory in the US would be located in Austin, Texas months before the official announcement.
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A self-proclaimed Trump supporter was arrested at a Tesla protest in California after he tried to use a taser against peaceful protestors.
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Tesla’s all-time accumulated net income is far below the $55 billion CEO compensation package Elon Musk is trying to secure.
We built a tracker to follow Tesla’s income catching up to Musk’s compensation, which sounds like a ridiculous thing to say about a major company.
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Tesla (TSLA) surged 10% this morning, fueled by money from retail investors on President Trump, White House officials, and CEO Elon Musk pumping the stock.
It is sending Tesla’s price-to-earning ratio back up to record highs, which Musk warned could lead to the stock crashing “like a soufflé being smashed by a sledgehammer.”
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Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, often described as Tesla’s (TSLA) biggest cheerleader on Wall Street, just slashed his delivery estimate for the automaker by 300,000 units.
And yet, he still thinks the stock is going to double.
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Tesla had to roll back its ‘Full Self-Driving’ free trial in China after a policy change brought more scrutiny to software updates for advanced driver assist systems.
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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is stagnating with no real improvement in miles between disengagement in months just as CEO Elon Musk said it is going exponential.
The stagnation of FSD could be explained by Tesla making a pivot and focusing on its geo-fenced ride-hailing service instead of its long-standing promises.
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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla hate going biblical, BYD coming out swinging with new record charging time, the new Renault 5 Turbo 3E, and more.
The Hamilton police in Ontario announced that over 80 Tesla vehicles were damaged in a vandalism attack at a Tesla service center.
It’s the latest example of a series of vandalism attacks against Tesla over the last few weeks.
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At an all-hands meeting last night, Elon Musk stood before Tesla employees and told them to “hang on to their TSLA stocks” as Tesla board members and top executive are dumping their shares amid a 40% crash.
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Tesla has mysteriously announced that it is holding an ‘all-hands’ meeting in public live-streamed on X amid a tough quarter.
This is a first for the company.
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In a new viral video, a diesel truck driver rolled coal over dozens of Tesla protesters peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights.
It’s not clear which side is which at this point.
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Tesla has revealed Cybertruck deliveries in the US, confirming that it can’t sell the electric truck even with federal tax credits and discounts.
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Honda and Acura have confirmed that their electric vehicle owners in North America will gain access to Tesla Superchargers in June.
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Tesla has recalled all Cybertrucks ever made and delivered in the US over a trim falling off the electric truck, which can be a dangerous hazard if it happens while driving.
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Trump’s US Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, who indirectly owns Tesla (TSLA) stocks through his firm, has publicly recommended buying Tesla stocks today.
This is likely the first time that a sitting US Commerce Secretary publicly recommends to buy a specific stock.
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Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion is missing.
Update: The Financial Times has issued a correction about their claim regarding the missing assets, but they stick to the rest.
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Elon Musk has shared a survey that was clearly negative about Tesla last week, but it was made to look positive for Tesla after bots rigged the results.
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President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have suggested that someone is “coordinating and funding” the instances of Tesla vandalism in the US.
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Tesla (TSLA) has officially obtained a permit in California to operate an internal fleet for a ride-hailing service, but it’s not for robotaxi yet.
In fact, the automaker hasn’t even applied for an autonomous driving permit yet.
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Several Tesla vehicles were set on fire at Tesla service center in Las Vegas. More Tesla vehicles were also set on fire in Kansas, arson is also suspected in this case, but it’s not confirmed.
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Elon Musk’s biggest lie has probably been that Tesla vehicles are now “appreciating assets.” Not only are Tesla vehicles depreciating at a faster rate than the rest of the market, but the lie was also connected to Musk’s pie-in-the-sky self-driving predictions.
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Tesla’s (TSLA) stock crashed by as much as 4% in pre-market trading on new data coming from China.
Let’s dive into what’s happening.
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Tesla has already started offering 0% APR on loans for the new Model Y in China, showing a clear sign of weak demand.
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Tesla used car prices are falling at three times the rate of the rest of the used car market, which is also going down.
When new sales and used sales are not going well, it’s a giant red flag.
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