Tesla has confirmed through its delivery report that Cybertruck sales have now dropped to ~5,000 units per quarter. After planning for a production capacity of over 250,000 units per year, Tesla is currently selling the pickup truck at a rate of ~20,000 units annually. What will happen to the vehicle program? Tesla is notoriously opaque… Continue reading Tesla confirms Cybertruck sales are down to just ~5,000 units
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Tesla (TSLA) confirms 384,000 deliveries in Q2 2025, right on expectations
New Tesla Model Y; via Tesla. Tesla (TSLA) has released its Q2 2025 production and delivery results this morning, confirming it delivered 384,122 electric vehicles during the second quarter. In Q2 2024, Tesla delivered 444,000 electric vehicles globally. With Tesla suffering from brand damage and more competition, demand has slowed considerably. Tesla experienced a significantly… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) confirms 384,000 deliveries in Q2 2025, right on expectations
The Chevy Equinox EV is GM’s breakout star, but that’s not the only surprise
The Chevy Equinox EV, or “America’s most affordable 315+ range EV,” as GM calls it, is red-hot. Thanks to the electric Equinox, Chevy is solidifying its position as the fastest-growing EV brand in the US. The Chevy Equinox EV helped GM’s electric vehicle sales more than double in Q2, but there’s more to the story.… Continue reading The Chevy Equinox EV is GM’s breakout star, but that’s not the only surprise
Tesla, Trump alliance falls apart – but there’s BIG news for electric semi fleets
After a month off trying to wrap our heads around all the chaos surrounding EVs, solar, and everything else in Washington, we’re back with the biggest EV news stories of the day from Tesla, Ford, Volvo, and everyone else on today’s hiatus-busting episode of Quick Charge! It just gets worse and worse for the Tesla… Continue reading Tesla, Trump alliance falls apart – but there’s BIG news for electric semi fleets
Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it’s almost ready
Tesla has unveiled its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Nevada and claims that it is nearly ready to start production. Like several other automakers using LFP cells, Tesla relies heavily on Chinese manufacturers for its battery cell supply. Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicles all utilize LFP cells, and its entire range of energy storage products,… Continue reading Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it’s almost ready
Elon Musk goes from sleeping on Tesla’s factory floor to sleeping in sales office
Elon Musk is reportedly taking over responsibilities for Tesla’s sales in North America and Europe amid a leadership transition. The CEO is going from “sleeping on Tesla’s factory floor” to now sleeping in the sales offices. For years, Tesla was production-constrained and struggled to ramp up manufacturing to meet demand. Around this time, CEO Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk goes from sleeping on Tesla’s factory floor to sleeping in sales office
Tesla (TSLA) crashes after Trump threathens to set DOGE on Elon Musk
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) crashed by as much as 5% in pre-market trading after President Trump threatened to set DOGE on Elon Musk, who has been criticizing his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’. After being kindly shown the door to the White House last month, Musk had a brief moment of clarity and started to criticize Trump and… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) crashes after Trump threathens to set DOGE on Elon Musk
Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs
Is Nissan raising the red flag? Nissan is cutting about 15% of its workforce and is now asking suppliers for more time to make payments. Nissan starts job cuts, asks supplier to delay payments As part of its recovery plan, Nissan announced in May that it plans to cut 20,000 jobs, or around 15% of… Continue reading Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs
Wasn’t Tesla supposed to start making a more affordable model 2 days from now?
For the better part of a year, Tesla has been promising “more affordable models” to replace the cancelled “Model 2.” The new models were supposed to go into production in the next 2 days, but it sure feels like that might not happen, because nobody’s heard anything at all about them. For several years now,… Continue reading Wasn’t Tesla supposed to start making a more affordable model 2 days from now?
Elon Musk claims Tesla delivered its first car fully autonomously from factory to customer
Elon Musk claims Tesla has delivered its first car fully autonomously from the factory to a customer’s home “across town.” If true, I’d argue that this is actually a bigger deal than its “Robotaxi” with supervisors, but there are still questions about the value of such a system. The Tesla CEO announced on X: The… Continue reading Elon Musk claims Tesla delivered its first car fully autonomously from factory to customer