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The Tesla Ethicist: How Can I Reconcile My Tesla Stock Gains With Musk’s Skewed Self-Interest?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:40:17 +0000

Today, CleanTechnica’s Tesla Ethicist columnist answers a question about the tensions among being true to one’s morals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s absolutist tendencies, and personal Tesla stock portfolios increases. Dear Tesla Ethicist: I’ve always prided myself on my personal wherewithal. I self-financed my own college education by working and extending … [continued]

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How Is China’s Relationship With USA (& Tesla) Going To Change On Cleantech?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:05:46 +0000

Let’s just start this off by saying that Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot of deep longstanding beliefs on topics that don’t directly concern him. And he’s one of the most transactional politicians I’ve ever seen, in a world of course where politicians are exceptionally transactional. We assume many things … [continued]

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Is Elon Musk Going to Get Federal Policy & Approval of Robotaxis Implemented?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:26:26 +0000

And what would that mean? On the most recent Tesla quarterly conference call, Elon Musk brought up the possibility of creating US policy on self-driving cars. “There should be a federal approval process for autonomous vehicles.” This would theoretically be through the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) issued by … [continued]

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What Happens To US EV Sales Now (Under Trump)?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:58:21 +0000

The election hasn’t officially been called, but it’s close enough. Donald Trump — despite all of this and much, much more — will be president of the United States again. Let’s be honest, there are much more important issues than the US EV market now, but given that our focus … [continued]

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Will Musk’s AI Supercomputer Compromise A Local Community’s Grid?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:20:00 +0000

Elon Musk has announced that he is building the world’s largest supercomputer. The problem is that it will require the same amount of electricity as would power 100,000 homes. Musk’s potential supercomputer power usage has many regional community members in the southwest Memphis area concerned, who say the artificial intelligence … [continued]

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Fido Friendliness Could Enhance The Next Tesla Model Y Refresh

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:18:06 +0000

“No Model Y ‘refresh’ is coming out this year,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated earlier this year before adding a caveat. “I should note that Tesla continuously improves its cars, so even a car that is six months newer will be a little better.” This week media channels have started … [continued]

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Voting Against Fascism Means Respecting Civil Society And The Planet

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:40:28 +0000

The media is full of stories about the potential outcome of the 2024 election and how it will impact the clean energy industry. Most of us of a particular age never thought we’d see a candidate whose ideology was in sync with fascism. Can efforts to mitigate the climate crisis … [continued]

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Election Misinformation: How Trump & Musk Spit Out Fallacies That Undermine Democracy

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:50:35 +0000

Fallacies have been rampant throughout the Trump for President campaign. Standing alongside the guy who perfected the Art of the Steal Deal is Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who has committed more than $70 million to boost Trump in the election. The New York Times reports that … [continued]

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Should Tesla CEO Elon Musk Be Censured For Playing Politics With Putin?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 21:16:51 +0000

Fueled by “duck and cover” drills that found children huddled under desks or in the halls at school, 20th century Americans were petrified of the Soviet Union, later retitled Russia. A brief hiatus occurred when Mikhail Gorbachev, whose policy of glasnost allowed freedom of expression and resulted in the abandonment … [continued]

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Great Leaders Simplify Things — But Sometimes Incorrectly, And Often So In Elon Musk’s Case

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:59:48 +0000

Like many, I continue to be a bit baffled that someone who has led a couple of companies to great things has also proven to be extremely simple minded and gullible on other matters. In one field, it’s all about “first principles” and digging down into the heart of matters … [continued]

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