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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. more…

Tesla (TSLA) delivery consensus from Wall Street is still at 418,000 electric vehicles in Q1 2025, but they are dreaming. Deliveries are currently tracking about 40,000 units lower. more…

Rumors about a large order backlog for Tesla’s new Model Y in China are inaccurate. Demand for the updated vehicle is not near what some people claimed. It’s still too early to say whether it will enable Tesla to grow its best-selling vehicle program or not. more…

A new niche EV brand, Longbow, has emerged into the public eye, hailing itself as ” the first-ever British electric sports car manufacturer. ” It has unveiled its first two featherweight models, inspired by British automotive icons and designed with real-road performance and the overall driver experience in mind. Despite debuting today, the limited hand-built production of these two featherweight EVs is expected to begin...

The Tesla Takedown movement is fighting back against claims made by Elon Musk and Donald Trump while protests are ramping up. more…

Elon Musk said today that Tesla will double its electric vehicle production in the US in the next two years. What would that look like? Let’s do the math. more…

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, performed what basically amounts to an infomercial at the White House for Tesla, a company controlled by his biggest political donor, a day after its stock crashed. more…

A Tesla Cybertruck sank in Ventura harbor in California when trying to launch a jetski despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk saying that you could use the truck as a boat. more…

President Trump announced that he will buy a new Tesla vehicle this morning to support Elon Musk amid Tesla’s stock crashing and protests against the company. more…

Elon Musk has claimed that the Democratic party organized recent protests at Tesla locations worldwide. As he usually does with his wild claims lately, he hasn’t offered any proof whatsoever. more…

On today’s challenging episode of Quick Charge, Elon seems serious about rebuilding the Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, there are questions about Tesla’s record-setting weekend in Canada, and lots, lots more. more…

The Tesla Cybertruck used in the Las Vegas bombing appears to have landed in an auction for sale as salvaged, still destroyed. CEO Elon Musk said Tesla would put it back on the road. Good luck with that. Update: the listing has since been removed. more…

Lease deals get all the hype, but most people still want to own the car after they’re done making all those payments on it. If that sounds like you, and you’ve been waiting for the interest rates on auto loans to drop, you’re in luck: there are a bunch of great plug-in cars you can buy with 0% financing this March … and that...

Transport Canada is looking into Tesla after it made a suspicious number of rebate requests on the last days of the Canadian EV incentive program. A single dealership in Quebec would have delivered about 4,000 vehicles in a single weekend, which is physically impossible. more…

Tesla has started to offer discounted financing on Cybertruck as the electric pickup truck undoubtedly turns out to be a flop. more…

Tesla is going to build a new Megafactory in Texas near Houston, according to a tax abatement agreement with Waller County. more…

Tesla gets more than 20% of its parts from Mexico, as well as some from Canada on top of it. So, yes, Tesla will be negatively affected by the tariffs. However, there’s another one-month delay. more…

The Tesla Model 3, once the most popular EV in the critical Chinese EV market, has been quickly surpassed by the Xiaomi SU7, and now they are going after Tesla’s Model Y. Is the mystical prophecy of the “Tesla killer” finally coming true? more…

Tesla’s (TSLA) sales crash continues in Europe, with more countries reporting February numbers, including Germany, down 70%. more…

Lease deals get all the hype, but most people still want to own the car after they’re done making all those payments on it. If that sounds like you, and you’ve been waiting for the interest rates on auto loans to drop, you’re in luck: there are a bunch of great plug-in cars you can buy with 0% financing this March … and that...

On today’s fiery episode of Quick Charge, it’s all bad news for Elon as Tesla sales continue to plunge in Europe, the pump fails to stop the TSLA stock price slide, and people set fire to dealers. Plus: BMW takes the top two spots in the J.D. Power EV owner satisfaction survey. more…

Tesla has brought back 0% APR financing to new Model 3 orders in the US in order to boost demand in at the end of a tough quarter for the automaker. more…

A Canadian candidate for Prime Minister has proposed implementing a 100% tariff on Tesla vehicles in response to US tariffs on Canadian goods. I propose an alternative: open the door to Chinese EVs in Canada. more…

Elon Musk tried to pump Tesla’s stock (TSLA) by claiming a 10x increase in profits, but it failed. In fact, the stock is down 10% since Musk’s pump. more…

A dozen Tesla vehicles burned at a store in Toulouse, France. Arson is suspected amid global protests and vandalism attacks against Tesla and Elon Musk. more…

Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm has sold another $33 million worth of Tesla stock (TSLA) as she lets Elon Musk destroy the company’s brand. more…

Tesla owners are finding creative ways to distance themselves from Elon Musk. They are now removing Tesla logos from their vehicles, replacing them with badging from other automakers, and even using projections on a Cybertruck in one case. more…

Tesla’s sales continued to crash in Europe in February, with the first few markets reporting car sales data confirming the American automaker’s ongoing troubles in Europe. more…

A Tesla store in New York City has been taken over by people protesting Elon Musk – disrupting the operations. more…

Tesla says it can deliver new orders for the refreshed Model Y within two weeks in China. Is the automaker already experiencing a demand problem with the new Model Y? more…

Tesla has partnered with Steak ‘n Shake to deploy Superchargers at up to more than 100 restaurant locations. more…

Elon Musk has reportedly ‘canceled’ a Tesla engineer for complaining about the CEO’s behaviors on social media. more…

Tesla has applied for a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in California, but it will be using human drivers rather than the promised robotaxi. more…

Tesla drivers in China are using the new Full Self-Driving update and are racking up fines as the system drives in bike lanes and makes illegal turns. more…

Tesla is hit with a fresh class action lawsuit about the performance and claims of its self-driving and Autopilot systems as well as its “hardware 3 computer.” more…

New information about the $400 million US government contract for “armored Tesla” vehicles that was reportedly put on hold makes it look shady. more…

10 Tesla Cybertrucks will be added to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMPD) fleet for patrol and SWAT. The electric trucks were donated. more…

With revenue tumbling almost as fast as market share, Tesla stock is taking a pounding – exactly like CEO Elon Musk predicted! We’ve also got FSD rolling out in China, a German automation acquisition, and more on today’s red candlestick edition of Quick Charge! more…

Tesla has acquired parts of bankrupted automation engineering firm Manz based in Germany. It will on board about 300 of its employees. more…

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is crashing by as much as 8% today. CEO Elon Musk predicted that the stock would get crushed “like a soufflé being smashed by a sledgehammer” if it didn’t show profit growth, which is what is happening now. more…

Tesla has launched a limited version of its Full Self-Driving features in China to mixed reviews as it’s still far from what was promised. more…

On today’s energized episode of Quick Charge, a Tesla executive leaks news of a new Model S and X as protests at retail locations escalate and key staff continue their exodus from the troubled brand. Plus: 0% financing deals on EVs and PHEVs and Volvo brings off-grid power to bauma. more…

Protests at Tesla stores are gaining momentum across the US as people are fighting back against Elon Musk’s government takeover, and the hate is spreading to owners. more…

Tesla has lost two of its top car designers, including a founding member of its design studio, amid a broader...

A Tesla executive has announced that the automaker plans to update its Model S and Model X vehicle programs later this year. more…

Tesla deliveries are expected to decrease this quarter to levels not seen in more than two years. We have to go back to 2022 to see the delivery volume the automaker is expected to deliver. Time to worry for Tesla shareholders? more…

Japan reportedly plans to try to convince Tesla to invest in Nissan after the merger with Honda fell through. Do you think it makes sense? more…

Tesla announced that it would finally launch wait queues at Superchargers, a feature long requested by Tesla owners after a fight broke out at a station between owners arguing about who is next to charge. more…

A Tesla store in Oregon was attacked with arson and gunshots on two separate occasions. The FBI got involved, which is the second time federal law enforcement intervened in incidents at Tesla stores. more…

NHTSA has independently tested Tesla Cybertruck, and it got a top 5-star rating despite some claiming that it would be a “death machine.” more…