Fred Lambert

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.

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.

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.

President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have suggested that someone is “coordinating and funding” the instances of Tesla vandalism in the US.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tesla has already started offering 0% APR on loans for the new Model Y in China, showing a clear sign of weak demand.

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.

Elon Musk wants to sell Tesla cars to conservatives, but if that’s the strategy, the automaker should start with having stores and service centers in red states and rural areas.

A group of Tesla fans and investors has inadvertently exposed Tesla’s shadiness regarding crashes involving Autopilot by attempting to claim that the advanced driver-assist system was not active in a crash test.

It was not only active, but it also disengaged itself less than a second before the crash—a known shady behavior of Tesla’s Autopilot.

Tesla Autopilot drove into Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall in the middle of the road in a camera versus lidar test.

Tesla’s top crash safety architect, who helped the automaker achieve top safety scores for its entire car line-up, announced that he is leaving the automaker after 14 years.

The SU7 Ultra, Xiaomi’s new flagship electric vehicle, went against a Tesla Model S Plaid in a drag race and it smoked it.

The car is ridiculously powerful, and it’s about 35% cheaper than the Plaid, which is already affordable relative to its supercar performance.

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 Trump making an ad for Tesla, upcoming cheaper Tesla models, the unveiling of the new Mercedes CLA EV, and more.

President Trump’s $100 million publicity stunt for Tesla hasn’t helped the automaker’s struggling sales yet, based on an inventory check and new order delivery timelines in the US.

A survey of over 100,000 Germans revealed that 94% won’t buy a Tesla vehicle. It doesn’t bode well for the automaker, whose sales had already been falling off a cliff in the important European market.

John Krafcik, Waymo’s long-time CEO until 2021 and auto industry veteran, explained why Tesla’s Cybercab won’t work in a new interview and went as far as suggesting that Tesla might ‘fake” its upcoming robotaxi launch in Austin in June.

Tesla’s policy team sent a letter to the US government to complain about potentially being the target of retaliatory tariffs amid Trump’s trade war.

The automaker was right, as Canada is already targeting Tesla directly with a few policy changes.

According to Tesla delivery agents, Cybertruck deliveries are on hold. There’s a containment hold as many owners are reporting trims flying off the supposedly ‘bulletproof’ electric truck.

Elon Musk is reportedly giving Trump another $100 million just after the President did an ad for Tesla at the White House.

Tesla is preparing to launch a couple of new more affordable electric vehicles and the first one is expected to basically be a stripped-down Model Y, according to a new report from China.

A man set fire to three Tesla chargers at a charging station in a South Carolina parking lot, but karma got him back quickly as he also set his clothes on fire.