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14. He is named as one of five cofounders as part of an agreement in a 2009 lawsuit

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:54 PM

Apr 15

Without Musk's money and influence, Tesla would likely have failed and EV adoption would be nowhere near as advanced. Hate the man, but the company has done a good job moving the tech forward and showing the rest of the auto industry that people will buy them. The issue with Tesla is all their vehicles look dated now and the Cybertruck is a monstrosity.

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Tesla to lay off more than 10% of staff globally as sales fall [View all] BeyondGeography Apr 15 OP

The more we find out about this fucker, the less there is to like EYESORE 9001 Apr 15 #1

Oh.Noes. marble falls Apr 15 #2

Anyway ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 15 #11

Seems like the Tesla brand is an unfolding nightmare Blue Owl Apr 15 #3

That stupid truck has more serious problems! It's a junk heap made of steel PortTack Apr 15 #4

With one more layoff, they can save $56 B annually in salary, and pump up sales instantly getagrip_already Apr 15 #5

He doesn't get a 56B annual salary. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #8

The automobile industry is brutal. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #6

Electric cars will never be the answer to climate change. Yavin4 Apr 15 #9

Fossil fuel engines are causing the problem and certainly are not the solution. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #21

Elon Musk Elizabeth Holmes Yavin4 Apr 15 #7

Musk: fascist jackass. Tesla: innovative ev manufacturer Voltaire2 Apr 15 #10

He is named as one of five cofounders as part of an agreement in a 2009 lawsuit OnlinePoker Apr 15 #14

He literally bought the right to call himself a founder. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #17

Doubtful TESLA would have failed. Traurigkeit Apr 15 #20

Pissing off more than half your potential customers is a bold strategy, Cotton ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 15 #12

Shiiiiiiit...truck and CEO. I feel sorry for the people who have to work for that shit stain. Comfortably_Numb Apr 15 #13

Kick dalton99a Apr 15 #15

Tesla's got a couple of problems that layoffs can't fix jmowreader Apr 15 #16

Volkswagen recalls over 260,000 vehicles due to issues with fuel tank suction pumps Voltaire2 Apr 15 #18

Mine is a Tiguan SEL jmowreader Apr 15 #24

Ok, the point is that recalls are quite common. Voltaire2 Apr 16 #25

He should have CUT his salary and bonuses to save his staff Traurigkeit Apr 15 #19

Yep ck4829 Apr 17 #27

Just about all their problems are linked to his repulsive personality. maxsolomon Apr 15 #22

All they have to do is lay off the top guy FakeNoose Apr 15 #23

Maybe start at the top? ck4829 Apr 17 #26