Tesla sites hit by arson amid DOGE cuts, Elon Musk backlash The attacks come as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to slash jobs of thousands of federal workers The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025
Tesla Terminates Worker for Criticising Elon's Nazi 'Joke': Is Free Speech Dead at His Companies? A Tesla manager was fired after he responded to Elon Musk's Nazi joke on LinkedIn, raising concerns about Tesla workers' right to free speech. International Business Times UK · Mar 4, 2025
French Tesla Dealership Torched By Anarchist Group in Proclaimed 'Offensive Against Techno-Fascists' An anarchist group in southwestern France is claiming responsibility for setting a Tesla dealership ablaze Sunday night. Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025
What The Tariffs Mean For America's Electric Vehicle Race It's Tariff Tuesday here in North America, and you know what that means: The auto industry is in full-on freak-out mode wondering what the heck it's going to do with huge increases in component and vehicle prices on the horizon. And all of it will have a profound effect on… InsideEVs · Mar 4, 2025
This Indian Motorcycle Startup Is Apparently Backed By Ferrari Ultraviolette is a brand you may have never heard of before. But it’s one that’s shaping up to be one of the most promising EV manufacturers to hail from India. We’ve covered them extensively in the past, especially their flagship electric motorcycle, the F77, and its journey into global markets.… RideApart · Mar 4, 2025
Honda’s New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Produces More Power For Half The Price Honda has a new hydrogen fuel cell system. The company claims it has more power and more durability in a smaller form factor that’s also much cheaper to manufacture than the previous iteration. That fuel cell was co-developed with General Motors and used in the low-volume 2025 Honda CR-V e-FCEV,… InsideEVs · Mar 4, 2025
Tesla Showrooms Nationwide Rocked With Protests: ‘Musk Must Go’ The Tesla service center in Brooklyn is not the most visible place on earth. Tucked away on a quiet, warehouse-lined street with little foot traffic, it’s the kind of place you’d easily miss if you weren’t looking for it. But on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon this past weekend, the block… InsideEVs · Mar 3, 2025
Tesla's Biggest Problem Just Got Worse Tesla is having a rough time in the European sales department. Across the continent, the story is the same: fewer Tesla sales, more competition and a CEO who keeps making headlines for all of the wrong reasons. The numbers don't lie—while Europe's overall EV sales are up, deliveries for Tesla… InsideEVs · Mar 3, 2025
'Existential Threat': How Tariffs And Uncertainty Could Blow Up The Auto Industry The clock is ticking. InsideEVs · Mar 3, 2025
Anti-Tesla protests gain momentum amid anger at Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts The protesters want to discourage people from buying Teslas and hit Elon Musk in the wallet The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025
Public EV Charging Was Already Getting Worse. Then Trump Killed Federal Funding The last time I spoke with J.D. Power, things looked grim. The auto market is in a weird state of flux, as President Trump’s policies and helter-skelter tariff threats make things very hard to predict. Plus, the likely dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act will have a chilling effect on… InsideEVs · Feb 28, 2025
Polestar's 'Trade In Your Tesla' $20,000 Deal Is Already A Hit Electric-vehicle maker Polestar wants to capitalize on growing discontent around Tesla. Apparently, it's working. InsideEVs · Feb 28, 2025
Plug-in hybrid car tax breaks about to hit the skids Drivers have one month left to claim a tax break on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, amid calls for Labor to give the fuel-saving cars more support. AAP · Feb 28, 2025
Installing Home Chargers Can Be Tricky. Here's How To Avoid A Potential Fire It's no secret that the vast majority of electric vehicle charging takes place at home. Nor is it a secret that not all Level 2 chargers are created equal. But L2 installations, though often considered straightforward, aren't equal either. There's a lot of electricity going through those boxes. If anything… InsideEVs · Feb 28, 2025
Latin Times · Feb 28, 2025 Tesla Manager Was Fired After Speaking Out Against Musk's Nazi Salute Tesla manager Jared Ottmann was fired after criticizing Elon Musk's antisemitic rhetoric and condemning Tesla for its silence and inaction.
InsideEVs · Feb 28, 2025 Why Level 1 EV Wall Charging Is More Useful Than You Think Let's be real for a second: nobody wants to sit around and wait hours and hours for their electric vehicle to charge. The fear of long charging times, along with nowhere to actually do it, is what scares many people away from owning an EV. And certainly, the time it…
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025 Woman suspected in vandalism of Colorado Tesla dealership with Molotov cocktails and graffiti A woman is suspected in a string of vandalism against a Colorado Tesla dealership that included Molotov cocktails thrown at vehicles, the words “Nazi cars” spray painted on the building and a message that appeared to be directed against Tesla founder Elon Musk
Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025 Elon Musk Called Trump a 'F***ing Moron' At Their First Oval Office Meeting: Report When President Donald Trump was first visited by billionaire and close ally Elon Musk in 2020, the two reportedly didn't get along, with Musk's disapproving takes of the White House, and Trump himself, becoming increasingly evident over the course of the meeting.
Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025 State Department's $400M Tesla Contract Had Originally Only Planned to Spend Thousands Under Biden Admin The Trump administration attempted to distance itself from a $400 million Tesla contract by revealing it was in the works under the previous administration while withholding that that contract was worth less than 1%.
Motor1 · Feb 26, 2025 Aston Martin Just Keeps Losing Money Aston Martin has reported its financial results for 2024, and it's not rosy. The automaker lost even more money last year—£289.1 million ($366.1 million at today's exchange rate). That's up from the £239.8 million ($303.6) loss of 2023, and its debt has grown to over £1 billion ($1.27 billion), up…
InsideEVs · Feb 26, 2025 What's Next For Lucid Motors I have to admit that I wasn't expecting yesterday's Lucid Motors' fourth-quarter earnings call to be an especially interesting one. The company has its marching orders: ramp up production of the Lucid Gravity SUV in particular, double car production overall and move its groundbreaking electric vehicle technology to a new…
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025 Tesla sales in Europe plummet by 45% as customers seem to sour on Elon Musk The CEO’s political influence is suggested by some as a big reason for a drop in share price this year
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Tesla crashes out of $1 trillion club as "Elon factor" hits sales and shares Tesla’s UK sales so far this year will be revealed next week by industry body SMMT
InsideEVs · Feb 26, 2025 Lucid Midsize Update: We Could See It Later This Year The wait is almost over. We'll finally get to see Lucid's upcoming electric crossover in late 2025 or early 2026, the startup's interim CEO said on Tuesday.
InsideEVs · Feb 25, 2025 'We Are Growing': Tesla Takeover Protests Aren't Over, Filmmaker Says Alex Winter wants everyone to know that he's not anti-Tesla. He's certainly not against electric vehicles, either. He's a longtime EV owner who says he's only been to gas stations in recent years to buy Snickers bars. And he doesn't think the people who have spent the last few weekends…