Tesla fires 30 workers after union drive
Elon Musk's unionbusting efforts are illegal, but the punishment is having to delete old tweets and pay insignificant fines, so there's nothing to stop him firing 30 workers following a union drive at...
View ArticleMusk brings Tesla's HQ back to California
After a 2021 temper tantrum by CEO Elon Musk, Tesla dramatically moved its headquarters to Texas. There were also ongoing battles with the state of California over pandemic protections for Tesla's...
View ArticleTwo Tesla drivers lost their steering wheel mid-drive, prompting an...
After two Tesla owners have lost their steering wheel while driving, U.S. safety regulators are investigating the company's Model Y SUV. One person from New Jersey who filed a complaint with NHTSA said...
View ArticleTesla eerily silent as federal investigators blame "FSD" in deadly firetruck...
While investigators for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration merely "suspect" the Tesla that crashed into a firetruck was in self-driving mode, Tesla's silence seems to confirm it....
View ArticleMaster maker's five-year-old hacked-up "Truckla" still the only Tesla truck...
In 2018, in anticipation of Tesla's Cybertruck announcement (remember how that went?), comedic maker, Simone Giertz, did a project that went global. She took a Tesla Model 3 and converted it into the...
View ArticleMusk's anti-union tweet judged unlawful, must rehire fired organizer
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the National Labor Relations Board's March 2021 order that Elon Musk must delete an anti-union tweet threatening to eliminate stock options for...
View ArticleDespite price cuts, Tesla still producing more cars than it can sell
Tesla's executives tell one story, but the numbers tell another. After a quarter of drastic price cuts where Tesla hoped to outperform all the bad news about their not Full Self Driving cars, and their...
View ArticleAnother Tesla bursts into flames after a terrible incident
For unknown reasons, a Tesla with four passengers drove off Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard and hit a lamp post, then a tree, and subsequently burst into flame. The driver escaped before the car caught...
View ArticleElon Musk launches new Tesla-themed beer in a CyberTruck bottle
From the Tesla website: Tesla GigaBier is designed to emulate the form of Cybertruck while honoring the 500-year tradition of German Reinheitsgebot beermaking. Enjoy this limited edition pilsner-style...
View ArticleTesla workers reportedly passed around private video from customers' cars
Just because a company — like, say, Tesla — promises that your privacy "is and will always be enormously important to us," doesn't mean your privacy is important to them. Nor does it mean your privacy...
View ArticleTesla continues to drop prices
Prices at Elon Musk's faltering EV startup are dropping yet again. Struggling to create demand in a market saturated with their CEO's gaffes and foibles, Tesla does not signal strength with its sixth...
View ArticleJudge "deeply troubled" by Tesla's claim Elon isn't liable for things he says...
The Santa Clara County Superior Court judge presiding over a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla relating to its "Full Self Driving" marketing and very public statements by Tesla's CEO Elon Musk. Musk...
View ArticleTesla Fire tracks the company's spontaneous combustion problem
Electric cars going up in flames is a trend. One Tesla's lithium-ion battery caught on fire recently in Scottsdale, Arizona. Twice. "Witnesses at the scene tell ABC15 a teen girl was attempting to park...
View ArticleWhen Tesla burst into flames mid-ride, driver was told to bring burned heap...
There's nothing worse for a Tesla owner than when their $50,000+ low-quality Model Y bursts into flames mid-drive — except perhaps when Tesla's "customer service" blows said owner off for two weeks,...
View ArticleTesla board reportedly investigates Musk's financial chicanery
So, what will Tesla's impotent board do, assuming they uncover evidence that Musk "mistakenly" used company funds for a personal project? These types of things don't "happen all the time," but they...
View ArticleReuters: Tesla rigged in-car driving range projections and established team...
Tesla had a secret internal team tasked with suppressing thousands of driving range complaints generated by falsely optimistic dashboard estimates. Reuters reports that "Tesla employees had been...
View ArticleA very long list of Elon Musk's broken promises
Elon Musk Today is a frequently updated list that indicates how many days have elapsed since Musk made an announcement about something that has yet to materialize or failed. Excepts: 272 days since...
View ArticleOwners survey shows Musk to be Tesla's biggest problem
A survey of Tesla owners shows that sentiment over Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk's performative management of his various companies is the largest factor in retaining their business. People who don't want to be...
View ArticleTesla crashes into backyard pool in Phoenix, Arizona
It's so hot in Phoenix, even the cars are jumping into pools to cool down! This morning, a blue Tesla crashed into a pool in north Phoenix. Luckily, it appears nobody was hurt. AZ Family reports: Video...
View ArticleCybertruck test model found abandoned on road
Electrek shares the story of a lonely Tesla Cybertruck, left covered on the side of the road. The report reminds us not to worry, it is common for test vehicles to break down, but the incident did...
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