Rani Molla

6 days ago | sherwood.news | Rani Molla

The Tesla competitor thinks you don’t only want to design your truck, but fix it, too. The federal $7,500 EV tax credit likely won’t be around when the first Slate Auto electric truck rolls off its Indiana lot at the end of 2026, but even still, the so-called Blank Slate is expected to not only cost less than most new vehicles (both electric and gas), but many used cars, too.

6 days ago | sherwood.news | Rani Molla

Tesla is trading down 1.5% premarket on news that sales continue to plummet across Europe — what CEO Elon Musk has called “our weakest market.” In May, Tesla sales were down double digits in Portugal, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Spain, Reuters reports. These numbers follow a terrible first quarter and first month of the second quarter in Europe. Tesla’s sales on the continent this year through April were the lowest they’ve been since 2022.

1 week ago | sherwood.news | Rani Molla

This Tesla Cybercab won’t be the car self-driving passengers see around Austin in June (Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images)That sentiment holds across age, party, income, and geography. Ahead of Tesla’s robotaxi rollout next month, market research firm Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report surveyed 8,000 American voters in May on their feelings regarding autonomous driving. While CEO Elon Musk says his self-driving car service is ready for public roads, the public doesn’t share that view.

1 week ago | sherwood.news | Rani Molla

Tesla has been testing driverless robotaxis on public streets Austin for the “past several days,” CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet in the middle of the night, confirming previous reporting. For the past several days, Tesla has been testing self-driving Model Y cars (no one in driver’s seat) on Austin public streets with no incidents. A month ahead of schedule. Next month, first self-delivery from factory to customer.

1 week ago | sherwood.news | Rani Molla

Elon Musk being photographed at SpaceX, one of the other companies he’d been neglecting while at DOGE (Marvin Joseph/Getty Images)The gentleman doth attest too much. Did you know Tesla CEO Elon Musk would be returning his full attention to his companies instead of his government position at the Department of Government Efficiency? You should, because he can’t stop talking about it — a move likely geared at Tesla bulls.