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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is telling the U.S. government that it can no longer pay for Starlink terminals to help Ukraine’s war effort, and is asking that the Department of Defense to pick up the tab to the tune of $124 million — just to cover service through the end of 2022.

Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told the legislature on Tuesday that the military will no longer purchase Tesla automobiles after CEO Elon Musk’s comments over the weekend supporting a Chinese takeover of the country.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now selling perfume called “Burnt Hair,” which goes for $100 a bottle. The hypemaster extraordinaire has added “Perfume Salesman” to his social media biography.

Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requesting information on the fire risks created by saltwater mixing with the batteries of electric vehicles.

Electric truck and SUV maker Rivian Automotive said on Friday that it is recalling nearly all of its vehicles because the company had improperly installed fasteners, which could potentially cause the loss of steering control.

Electric vehicles have caught on fire in Florida after becoming waterlogged during Hurricane Ian, giving firefighters “a new challenge” they “haven’t faced before,” according to one Florida official.

More details of Elon Musk’s reversal on his decision to go to trial against Twitter in Delaware Chancery Court to avoid buying the company have emerged. In a letter sent to the company, Musk’s lawyers indicate he will buy the social media company at the original price of $54.20 a share if his debt financing comes through and if the court enters an immediate stay of the lawsuit against him.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly offering to buy Twitter at his original offered price of $54.20 per share.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of the company’s “Optimus” robot that features some AI software and sensors also used in Tesla cars. The robot did little more than wave at the audience after months of hype by Musk, leading to mockery on social media.

A Tesla driver was killed early on Saturday morning in Manatee County, Florida, when his car hit a tree along I-75 and burst into flames.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made yet another grandiose claim that is unlikely to be true, stating that the new Tesla Cybertruck will be “waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat.” The claim met with widespread derision on social media.

In a recent op-ed, the Washington Post outlines how Tesla’s battery issues and fires may not just be due to poor design and manufacturing but a side effect of electric vehicles relying on lithium-ion batteries.

A man in Hawaii likely thought he would free himself from electric bills while saving the environment when he bought into Elon Musk’s promises about solar power — but all he has gotten is a Tesla nightmare. Ben Kulia’s Tesla solar panels were installed in 2018, but haven’t generated a single watt of power in the four years since. “I feel really mental anguish every time I come home,” Kulia said in describing his relationship with Elon Musk’s company.

A fire broke out at Elon Musk’s Tesla factory in Berlin, Germany, early Monday morning. The blaze was reportedly in the company’s recycling plant, leading to a local group isto call for a halt in production at the facility.Ber

More than one million Tesla vehicles have been recalled due to a defect with the vehicles’ windows that means they can injure people due to not complying with federal standards for power windows.

A Tesla Megapack battery caught fire at PG&E’s Elkhorn Battery Storage facility in Monterey County, California. A shelter-in-place advisory was in place for 12 hours due to fears of toxic smoke from the fire caused by Elon Musk’s battery system, with county officials announcing that even though the fire was “fully controlled” by 7:00 p.m. PT, “smoke may still occur in the area for several days.”

Yet another electric vehicle built by Elon Musk’s Tesla has caught fire and caused serious problems for firefighters attempting to extinguish the vehicle, this time taking over 25,000 gallons of water for firefighters in Stamford, Connecticut, to get the inferno under control.

The head of mobility services for German electronics giant Robert Bosch GmbH has warned the electric vehicle industry of the reliance on battery cells and possible shortages in the future.

More than three months after Elon Musk announced Tesla employees must return to the office, the company still doesn’t have the room or resources to for its workforce, ranging from a lack of parking to not enough office chairs, according to sources.

A Canadian Tesla owner claims that after the battery on his $140,000 car died, the automaker told him a replacement would cost $26,000 and locked him out of the vehicle until he pays for a new one.

First responders in Oklahome have begun special training to handle electric vehicle (EV) crashes and fires following a growing number of incidents throughout the U.S. One training coordinate explained why special EV training is required, explaining: “They burn significantly hotter so they can throw a 2,000-degree flame out like a torch.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that despite the government and car companies both desperately pushing electric vehicles (EVs) on the American population, most Americans aren’t particularly interested in electric cars. The reasons, according to the Journal, range from the “trivial” environmental benefits of EVs to how expensive they are to purchase and maintain.

A California man said he got a message telling him to avoid charging his vehicle after he got into his Tesla. This comes as California electricity regulators declare a “Flex Alert,” asking consumers to conserve electricity voluntarily between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. due to a shortage of power in the state.

Several electric vehicle makers have announced recalls of their newest cars. Ford and Rivian are both undergoing fresh recalls, but they have quite a ways to go before they catch up to Tesla, which has issued 13 recalls impacting 2.3 million vehicles.

Recode recently investigated the process behind getting a Tesla car repaired and the various horror stories and major issues surrounding the company’s repair service. Amongst 1,000 FTC complaints and more than 9,000 Better Bureau Complaints, Tesla drivers complain that Elon Musk’s company left their cars unfixed, damaged the paint, and in one instance left a dead mouse and rat poison in the front trunk, known as the “frunk” to Elon fanboys.

Officials for the town of Westport, Connecticut, say that the massive battery fire that destroyed an electric CTtransit bus has not deterred the town from continuing its efforts to expand its electric vehicle fleet.

The White House appears to have convinced Congress to spend big on electric vehicles, but now it faces the challenge of convincing tens of millions of American drivers to purchase them. According to a report by the Washington Post, Americans aren’t buying in. One woman said, “I want to believe these are good cars, but I am like, ‘Is this a repeat of the flip-phone era? Should I be sitting this out for now?’”

Self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is reportedly demanding that an advocacy group remove videos of the company’s vehicles striking child-size mannequins, claiming the footage is defamatory and misrepresents Tesla’s Autopilot system.

A man in Detroit, Michigan, has reportedly implanted a microchip in his hand that acts as a key to his Tesla, allowing him to unlock and start his vehicle without the need for an actual physical key.

Electric vehicle owners are becoming increasingly frustrated about the state of public EV charging, with drivers complaining of broken chargers, janky software, and smashed screens.

Fire department officials are raising awareness of the dangers of electric vehicle battery fires, calling on regulators to increase electric vehicle safety standards for emergency responders. One fire department chief called electric cars “trick birthday candles” due to their tendency to reignite even after the fire has been put out.

Tesla drivers have begun performing their own tests of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) tech after a recent viral video showed a Tesla vehicle plowing through a child mannequin. The video demonstrates a failure of Tesla’s emergency braking system, while a Lexus slows to a halt several feet away from the fake child.

Bad News for Subsidy King Elon Musk: FCC Rejects SpaceX’s Request for $900 Million in Aid for Starlink Internet

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold roughly $6.9 billion worth of Tesla stock in the past week according to recent SEC filings. The sale of 7.9 million shares of Tesla comes just months after Musk claimed “no further TSLA sales planned” on social media.

Monday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) reacted to the Senate passage of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s countersuit against Twitter was revealed on Friday, making aggressive new claims about the social media’s method for counting bot and spam accounts.