Riding The Gravy Train: Tesla News

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Tesla News


There's always Tesla in the news, or news that relates to the brand, and it seems to be always bad or if it's good it's found out to be false.

Tesla's head of global sales, Dan Kim, has left the company.

Kim had been with Tesla since early this year, when the previous head of global sales departed.

Such turnover at the upper levels is a massive stridently flapping red flag for a company supposedly deluged with demand, that's purportedly about to be a major global player in its industry while freeing the world of responsible corporate governance, reliable well-made vehicles and accurate financial reporting. 

First, a must-read feature revealing CEO Musk's considerable charm and motivational skills.

Wired: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell


Next, apparently more malfeasance.

Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk’s New Boring Co. Faced Questions Over SpaceX Financial Ties 

Jalopnik: Tesla Employee Claims It's Still Preventing Union Organizing
 

We've read hundreds, and there are problably thousands, of anecdotes such as the following, and far worse when it comes to Tesla's abysmal, or complete lack, of customer service.  

Quora: Why Did You Sell Your Tesla?


Now some general points.

The Hill: Trouble at Tesla

Credit Bubble Stocks: Ten Problems With Tesla


Lastly, while Musk's public promise of totally autonomous Tesla cars by the end of 2017 is already obviously proven to be yet another of his compulsive lies, next are reasons why it won't happen any time soon for any brand.

Ars Technica: Why driving is hard—even for AIs


We are double-short Tesla.



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