Tesla Backs Off Goal Of Building 20 Million Cars A Year By 2030
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Kid Rock’s General Lee Cybertruck Rolls So Many Bad Ideas Into One
Remember “The Dukes Of Hazzard,” that neat little show that went off the air 40 years ago yet inexplicably remains a major part of car culture to this day? Well, …
Tesla Employees Wait Nervously For Next Round Of Layoffs
In an all-too-common theme of today’s world, Tesla employees are working under the immense fear they’re going to receive a dreaded “Dear Employee” layoff email from CEO Elon Musk. He …
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Tech Isn’t ‘Just Around The Corner’ And Now Owners Can Sue Over It
Elon Musk’s and Tesla’s lies about the readiness of actual full self-driving cars is starting to catch up with them. A judge has just rejected the Austin, Texas-based automaker’s bid …
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Wants To Stick A Chip In A Second Person’s Brain
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink is apparently ready to put a chip into another person’s head. The multi-company CEO said the startup was now searching for a second person …
Here’s More Proof Tesla Faked Its Cybertruck Vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race
When Tesla showed the Cybertruck beating a Porsche 911 down a drag strip while towing another Porsche 911, everyone who knew anything about cars was a bit, well, skeptical. As …
Musk Reportedly Fired Tesla’s Entire Supercharger Team Because Charging Chief Didn’t Want To Fire More People
Elon Musk fired the head of Tesla’s Supercharger department late last month, along with her entire 500-person team. It was a confusing decision that raised more questions than answers, especially …
Adapter Dongles Add Another Headache To The EV Charging Mix
The future of EV charging hinges on the Supercharger network department at Tesla. Unfortunately that entire department was fired in sweeping layoffs from company CEO Elon Musk last week. The …
Tesla Is Staking Its Future On This Painfully Slow Robot
Last month, on a very odd investor call, Elon Musk declared that Tesla was no longer a car company. It’s a robotics company now, an AI company, and the cars …
Tesla Cancels 4 Planned Supercharging Sites In New York Despite Increasing Congestion In City
Image: Hauke-Christian Dittrich (AP) Tesla’s latest round of layoffs have left both the auto industry and company stock holders shook. Falling sales have forced the automaker to cut 10 percent …