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A Tesla Cybertruck was split in half after another vehicle crashed into it in Frisco, Texas, a few days ago. Images of the aftermath are impressive. more…

Elon Musk is getting increasingly upset about the Tesla protests. Following a significant ramp-up in demonstrations against the automaker this weekend, the CEO went on an unhinged rant claiming the protests were full of paid protestors and that his former buddy Reid Hoffman was behind it. more…

Tesla’s store in Rome was on fire this morning, destroying 17 vehicles and parts of a building. Investigators are still investigating the cause. Arson is not ruled out. more…

A new poll shows that 67% of Americans would not consider buying or leasing a Tesla vehicle – with most of them citing Elon Musk as the reason why. more…

Tesla released its company-compiled delivery consensus for this quarter. The automaker is expected to deliver 377,592 electric vehicles, which would be its worst performance in more than two years. more…

The Trump Administration just slapped huge tariffs on imported cars, causing many car buyers to accelerate their purchase plans and snap up a new car now, rather than wait. If that’s you, and you’re one of the thousands looking to distance yourself from Tesla, the time is now to check out this $20,000 Tesla conquest deal from Polestar. more…

The UK government is considering removing Tesla from its incentive program for electric vehicles after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on all cars and trucks not assembled in the US. Tesla is becoming a political pawn in Trump’s trade war. more…

Tesla (TSLA) has weak fundamentals and strong competition, according to a new HSBC pricing the stock at $130 – less than half its current price. more…

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla (TSLA) is not coming out unscathed from the newly announced automotive tariffs. He admits that the impact is “significant.” more…

Tesla has started production of the new Model Y non-Launch Edition, which is going to be cheaper without all the options bundled together. However, the automaker hasn’t started to take orders yet. more…

Tesla has started hyping its upcoming ‘unsupervised full self-driving’ launch in Austin in June. Let’s cut through the hype. Here’s what Tesla will actually launch. more…

After a rocky rollout of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) system in China, Tesla is dropping “FSD” from the name of the system while it faces increased scrutiny from regulators. more…

Tesla has been banned from upcoming federal EV rebate programs in Canada as the government freezes the suspicious $43 million in rebates that Tesla claimed days before the program was paused earlier this year. more…

You can order a new Model Y Launch Edition today in the US, and Tesla can deliver it on the same day. This points to weak demand just weeks after the new vehicle’s deliveries started, while CEO Elon Musk indirectly suggested strong demand. more…

Tesla has announced an upcoming launch of its electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia with a launch event planned in April in Riyadh. more…

The FBI has launched a task force to address the violence against Tesla properties, which President Trump as labeled as “domestic terrorism.” On the other side, counter-protestors against peaceful Tesla protestors protected under the US Constitution are also getting violent. more…

The official numbers from ACEA are out, and they confirmed that Tesla deliveries have crashed by 43% in Europe so far this year. It should be concerning for Tesla as electric vehicle sales are up 31% during the period. more…

Lease deals get all the hype, but most people still want to own the car after they’re done making all those payments on it. If that sounds like you, and you’ve been waiting for the interest rates on auto loans to drop, you’re in luck: there are a bunch of great plug-in cars you can buy with 0% financing this March … and that...

A self-proclaimed Trump supporter was arrested at a Tesla protest in California after he tried to use a taser against peaceful protestors. more…

Tesla’s all-time accumulated net income is far below the $55 billion CEO compensation package Elon Musk is trying to secure. We built a tracker to follow Tesla’s income catching up to Musk’s compensation, which sounds like a ridiculous thing to say about a major company. more…

Tesla (TSLA) surged 10% this morning, fueled by money from retail investors on President Trump, White House officials, and CEO Elon Musk pumping the stock. It is sending Tesla’s price-to-earning ratio back up to record highs, which Musk warned could lead to the stock crashing “like a soufflé being smashed by a sledgehammer.” more…

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, often described as Tesla’s (TSLA) biggest cheerleader on Wall Street, just slashed his delivery estimate for the automaker by 300,000 units. And yet, he still thinks the stock is going to double. more…

Tesla had to roll back its ‘Full Self-Driving’ free trial in China after a policy change brought more scrutiny to software updates for advanced driver assist systems. more…

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is stagnating with no real improvement in miles between disengagement in months just as CEO Elon Musk said it is going exponential. The stagnation of FSD could be explained by Tesla making a pivot and focusing on its geo-fenced ride-hailing service instead of its long-standing promises. more…