But Musk later changed his mind, reportedly donating $45 million a month of his money to the pro-Trump political action committee American PAC.

`Nuff said. CEOs are often Republican, but to be this outspokenly political is normally a bad thing for CEOs like Musk. Media company heads (and Twitter/X is a media company) are supposed to at least pretend to be neutral.

And catering to the far-right seems like a bad idea if your company makes EVs. But what do I know?

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    5 months ago

    Tesla cars have always been tin cans on wheels with QC problems. Now they are tin cans on wheels with QC issues that also double as MAGA hats.

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      5 months ago

      i need & want an EV that can do 90% of what a tesla can do but for 25% the price at $11k; the rest of the world gets them, but not the united states and canada thanks to the 100% tariff on EV’s