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Tesla is committing automotive suicide

2 months ago

Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call made one thing painfully clear: the company is no longer interested in being an automaker.

In a single call, Tesla announced it’s killing the Model S and Model X, has no plans for new mass-market models, and is pivoting entirely to “transportation as a service.” The company that revolutionized the auto industry is walking away from it, not because it failed, but because Elon Musk got bored and found new toys.

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Fred Lambert

In Praise of Tailgates

2 months ago

We all expect tailgates on pickup trucks. When they show up elsewhere, like on a Lincoln Navigator or Mini Cooper Convertible, they're an unexpected delight.

How fake UL-certifications lead to Amazon’s major Chinese e-bike lawsuit

2 months ago

Years ago, UL certification was a niche detail in the e-bike industry, often buried deep in spec sheets if it was there at all. But today, it’s one of the most important labels in the entire e-bike industry – and now, it’s at the center of a major lawsuit involving counterfeit safety marks, Chinese manufacturers, and the world’s largest online retailer.

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Micah Toll

Musk says unsold Cybertrucks could be used for cargo delivery: why it won’t work

2 months ago

On today’s Tesla Q4 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to a question about Cybertruck’s failed design by stating that Cybertrucks could be used for intra-city autonomous deliveries.

But that betrays a simple misunderstanding of how shapes work – and why the Cybertruck has not become accepted as the hyper-utility vehicle that it was originally marketed as.

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Jameson Dow

Elon Musk kills Tesla Model S and Model X because of ‘autonomy’

2 months ago

Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X by the end of Q2 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call today.

The decision marks the end of an era for Tesla’s flagship vehicles, the Model S launched in 2012 and the Model X in 2015.

Musk’s reason: “Autonomy.”

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Fred Lambert