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Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:48:52 +0000

The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future President Donald J. Trump has “disparate, sometimes contradictory goals,” with the … [continued]

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Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:27:30 +0000

“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]

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Li Auto CEO Thinks Autonomous Cars Need Lidar in China

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:47:49 +0000

It’s a longstanding and vigorous debate — will robotaxis need lidar, or are cameras alone adequate? Of course, we have several companies now operating robotaxis in China, the US, and elsewhere. Those all use lidar. However, Elon Musk has said for about a decade that robotaxis shouldn’t need lidar, and … [continued]

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Is Tesla In Trouble? Was Alignment With A Trump 2.0 Presidency A Profit Gamble?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:06:11 +0000

Tesla seemed as if it was on a smooth road trip looking ahead to the next four years. CEO Elon Musk single-handedly rallied voters in November’s win for the right-wing entourage of Donald J. Trump. Sure, the allegiance came at a cost of $238 million from a fundraising arm that … [continued]

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25% of Americans Avoiding Tesla Tech Because of Elon Musk

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:01:41 +0000

Three things are no secret: 1) Elon Musk benefits more than any other individual from Tesla’s success, 2) Elon Musk has gotten extremely involved in political matters (emphasis on “extremely”), and 3) many people won’t buy Tesla products because of those first two facts. New research from JW Surety Bonds … [continued]

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What Is Going Wrong At Tesla?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:14:44 +0000

I wrote an article a few days ago that I think has to be classified as “venting.” Once being an extremely influential site covering Tesla’s positive, I feel reality has pushed us to cover more and more concerns at Tesla. Naturally, many Tesla fans (especially TSLA shareholders) have not been … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck, Hyundai & Kia EVs Now Qualify for US EV Tax Credit — But For How Long?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:59:40 +0000

News has broken in the last couple of days that the Tesla Cybertruck is now eligible for the $7,500 US EV tax credit. A very big BREAKING NEWS to now share! The Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7500 IRA credit as of today, January 1st 2025!https://t.co/qW09N2Qxwy pic.twitter.com/LQFpnuFFn2 — Greggertruck (@greggertruck) … [continued]

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The Musk–Trump Effect Weakens As Tough Competition Softens Tesla’s 2024 Annual Sales

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:15:09 +0000

As I logged in to write this morning, Tesla stock was down nearly 5%. It seemed at that early hour as if the Musk–Trump honeymoon was over, and the numbers piling in since that dawn hour have reinforced my original speculation. Tesla’s press release today embraced a feel-good focus as … [continued]

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Musk And Trump — The Road Ahead Is Strewn With Ethical Challenges

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:49:52 +0000

Elon Musk wants to be a major force in the next administration but is that partly for selfish reasons that could lead to ethics violations?

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US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:20:01 +0000

New regulations and big regulatory changes take a long time to develop and roll out in the US government. They need to be super carefully developed and every single punctuation mark needs to be examined by the lawyers to make sure the regulations will hold up if challenged in the … [continued]

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