Tesla problems
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Poor Elon.
A survey of over 100,000 Germans revealed that 94% won’t buy a Tesla vehicle. It doesn’t bode well for the automaker, whose sales had already been falling off a cliff in the important European market.
In 2024, Tesla saw a 41% reduction in sales in Germany compared to 2023 despite EV sales surging 27% during the year.
This has already raised red flags about Tesla’s future in Germany, but it is nothing compared to Tesla’s performance so far in 2025.
Tesla’s sales were down 70% in the first two months of 2025, and again, that’s compared to its already poor performance in 2024.https://electrek.co/2025/03/14/tesla-is-done-in-germany-94-say-they-wont-buy-a-tesla-car/
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Tesla Inc., warned this week that the company could face retaliation in the export market due to President Trump's aggressive tariff policies.
In a public letter to U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer, Tesla stated, "U.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions."
These tariffs have already alienated some of the United States' closest partners and sent global markets into a tailspin, as NPR has reported.
"For example, past trade actions by the United States have resulted in immediate reactions by the targeted countries, including increased tariffs on EVs imported into those countries.""
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And now the sides are falling off.
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Lemons with an added bonus-- they explode!
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Mark Rober does a great experiment with his Tesla. He’s the guy who does those squirrel maze videos and the glitter and stink bomb packages that surprise porch pirates.
https://electrek.co/2025/03/16/tesla-autopilot-drives-into-wall-camera-vs-lidar-test/
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I’m not sure it matters anymore. The market for electric cars is way different from the market for Swasticars and Wankpanzers.
Let it burn.
