Secret Service Probing Elon Musk Over Biden/Harris Assassination Post

Secret Service Probing Elon Musk Over Biden/Harris Assassination Post

Elon Musk has a bad habit of being a dickhead idiot on the internet, and for the most part that has worked out fine for the richest person in the world. Now, though, his online shittiness may have caught up with him. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) On September 15, just after a second assassination … Read more

Elon Musk Could Soon Become The World’s First Trillionaire And That Sucks

Elon Musk Could Soon Become The World’s First Trillionaire And That Sucks

If you’re the type of person who feels one trillion dollars is too much money for any single human to have, and you feel Elon Musk doesn’t deserve all the money he already has, then I’ve got some bad news for you. Thanks to six companies Musk currently leads – Tesla, SpaceX, X, xAI, The … Read more

Silicon Valley Tech Bros Are Out On Tesla

Silicon Valley Tech Bros Are Out On Tesla

Even the techiest tech bros in the world are starting to turn on Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk. Car buyers in California’s Silicon Valley – where Tesla was started – are leaving the brand as its lineup rapidly ages, the competition gets stronger and Musk becomes even more of a right-wing piece of shit … Read more

It’s Well Past Time For The U.S. Government To Remove Elon Musk’s Security Clearance

It’s Well Past Time For The U.S. Government To Remove Elon Musk’s Security Clearance

Elon Musk has been an irredeemable weirdo for years, but recently his absurdist rhetoric and cringe memelord persona has swung violently toward the political alt-right. In a recent (now deleted) tweet he wondered aloud why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris haven’t yet been assassinated. This man, particularly as head of SpaceX, is a major contractor … Read more

Car Companies To Try Bold New Strategy Of Building EVs People Can Actually Afford

Car Companies To Try Bold New Strategy Of Building EVs People Can Actually Afford

Electric vehicles aren’t cheap yet. I mean, to be fair, no cars are cheap anymore with an average transaction price above $48,000, but now “luxury” EV makers looking to capitalize on a market looking for cheaper all-electric vehicles. Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and even VinFast are planning on bringing cheaper offerings to the U.S. and more … Read more

Chrysler Not For Sale, Stellantis Won’t Kill Or Sell Any Brand

Chrysler Not For Sale, Stellantis Won’t Kill Or Sell Any Brand

Good morning! It’s September 2, 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. The Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Stellantis Commits To All 14 Brands… For Now … Read more

What is Elon Musk’s feud with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice about?

What is Elon Musk’s feud with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice about?

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the country’s telecommunications regulator Anatel to shut down Elon Musk’s social media platform X after the billionaire failed to comply with an order to name a legal representative in Brazil. WHAT IS THE CONFLICT ABOUT? Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Musk have been in a public feud … Read more

Here’s Why Most Other EVs Still Can’t Use Tesla Superchargers

Here’s Why Most Other EVs Still Can’t Use Tesla Superchargers

It’s been over a year since Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to open up the company’s Supercharger network to vehicles from other automakers. At the time, it was looked at as a great move for the auto industry and, in theory, it still is. However, more than 12 months later, Tesla’s network (with nearly 30,000 … Read more

Tesla’s Optimus Robot Can’t Even Compete At Trade Shows

Tesla’s Optimus Robot Can’t Even Compete At Trade Shows

Photo: Tesla Elon Musk recently decided that Tesla is not a car company. It’s a robotics company, and the cars are simply there to pay the bills until folks start spending literally infinite money on bipedal robots. Essentially, Musk has bet Tesla’s future on this one slow robot — and it seems that robot is … Read more

Elon Musk’s Purchase Of Twitter Declared ‘The Worst Buyout For Banks Since The Financial Crisis’

Elon Musk’s Purchase Of Twitter Declared ‘The Worst Buyout For Banks Since The Financial Crisis’

It’s no secret that Jalopnik isn’t exactly Elon Musk’s biggest fan. Sure, he’s responsible for the most important car of the 21st century, and SpaceX does some neat stuff when it’s not ruining the environment, but he’s also a bigoted piece of shit. Then again, our staff is a bunch of radical leftists who believe … Read more