Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination And Dangerous Conditions Said To Run Rampant At Tesla’s Austin Factory

Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination And Dangerous Conditions Said To Run Rampant At Tesla’s Austin Factory

Tesla’s factories and other facilities have been dealing with nasty issues – whether it’s sexual harassment, racism or unsafe conditions – for a really long time, and it seems that poisonous work environment has reached its Gigafactory in Autin, Texas. A number of employees at the plant – which began operations back in 2021 – … Read more

Tesla Chops Down 500,000 Trees At Berlin Plant Despite Protests

Tesla Chops Down 500,000 Trees At Berlin Plant Despite Protests

Between 2020 and 2023, Tesla felled more than 500,000 trees on the outskirts of Berlin in order to make space for its German gigafactory. If left in place, the trees would have absorbed enough CO2 to offset the emissions of almost 3,000 cars every year. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week Tesla began constructing its … Read more

Half Of Teslas Q2 Profit Came From Your Taxes

Half Of Teslas Q2 Profit Came From Your Taxes

Tesla did not have a good second quarter for 2024, and it could have been a whole lot worse had it not been for the U.S. government. Sure, profits fell 45 percent during the time period, but Tesla benefitted from one very important weapon for improving an income statement: regulatory credits. Tesla Had A Very … Read more

Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Tesla Pay Package Is An Uphill Battle He Is Going To Fight

Elon Musk’s  Billion Tesla Pay Package Is An Uphill Battle He Is Going To Fight

Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 30, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon’s Tesla Pay Package Faces A Ton Of Legal Hurdles In … Read more

Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36

Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36

Tesla’s Semi truck, promised to deliver 500 miles of range, easy hauling, and low cost of operation, was unveiled in November of 2017. At the time dozens of fleets around the world placed orders for hundreds of trucks. The two largest orders, however, were for UPS and Pepsi, ordering 125 and 100 trucks respectively. Production … Read more

Tesla Cuts Prices In Germany As Model Y Sales Crater

Tesla Cuts Prices In Germany As Model Y Sales Crater

Photo: Tesla Last year, with CEO Elon Musk prioritizing sales over profits, Tesla slashed prices in the U.S. Of course, it didn’t happen all at once. It felt like every few weeks the price of a new Tesla was changing yet again. And while the pricing changes may have upset some buyers whose Teslas’ values … Read more

Tesla Lost Almost $100 Billion In Valuation So Far This Year

Tesla Lost Almost 0 Billion In Valuation So Far This Year

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Telsa Lost $94 Billion In Two Weeks By all accounts, Tesla … Read more

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Hitting Unexpected Battery Production Delays

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Hitting Unexpected Battery Production Delays

Tesla’s Cybertruck has introduced plenty of manufacturing challenges, from its massive panes of glass to its stainless steel body panels, but there’s another thing holding big-time production back: the “4680″ battery set to power the pickups, Reuters reports based on conversations with nine different Tesla workers. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived For the 4680, Tesla … Read more