The Tesla strike in Sweden ended yesterday after 600 days. The union unfortunately lost. But it was also the day we sold our Tesla… 
Our next car will be European. #Tesla
#tesla
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Hey, check out this great tip for maintaining a cybertruck finish in like-new condition! Saltwater and lemon juice, ordinary supplies you already have at home.
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In pictures: #SouthAmerica's 'LithiumFields' reveal the dark side of our electric future
By Maeve Campbell
Published on 01/02/2022
"Lithium extraction fields in South America have been captured by an aerial photographer in stunning high definition.
"But while the images may be breathtaking to look at, they represent the dark side of our swiftly electrifying world.
"Lithium represents a route out of our reliance on #FossilFuel production. As the lightest known metal on the planet, it is now widely used in electric devices from mobile phones and laptops, to cars and aircraft.
"#LithiumIon batteries are most famous for powering electric vehicles, which are set to account for up to 60 per cent of new car sales by 2030. The battery of a #Tesla Model S, for example, uses around 12 kg of lithium.
"These batteries are the key to lightweight, rechargeable power. As it stands, demand for lithium is unprecedented and many say it is crucial in order to transition to #renewables.
"However, this doesn't come without a cost - mining the chemical element can be harmful to the environment.
"German aerial photographer Tom Hegen specialises in documenting the traces we leave on the earth's surface. His work provides an overview of places where we extract, refine and consume resources with his latest series exposing the '#LithiumTriangle.'
"This region rich with natural deposits can be found where the borders of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet. And roughly a quarter is stored in the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile."
euronewsSouth America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of electric carsDemand for lithium-ion batteries is unprecedented - but is mining the chemical harmful to the environment?
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#Tesla has lost 10 executives this year alone. I hope this is a sign of rats leaving a sinking ship, but there are probably many other factors at play, including the #AI bubble offering loads of cash elsewhere.
https://gizmodo.com/whats-going-on-at-tesla-a-wave-of-executives-is-heading-for-the-exits-2000641630
Gizmodo · What’s Going On at Tesla? A Wave of Executives Is Heading for the ExitsTesla, already battling slowing sales and a shifting market, is now facing a quieter but potentially more damaging crisis: a mass exodus from its leadership ranks.
"#Tesla's director of service for the N American market has left Tesla after 9 yrs, joining an exodus of execs grappling w drop in sales..latest of string of departures joining Tesla's top sales exec in N America, who left in July after 15 yrs with the company" https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-north-american-director-service-leaves-ev-maker-2025-08-11/
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) Re: Military purchasing WankTanks —
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the Department of Defence, is looking to acquire two Cybertrucks “for target vehicle training flight test events,”
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The Air Force is also seeking out 31 other vehicles, including sedans and bongo trucks, to similarly likely use as missile targets.
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They're looking to buy *2*, along with *31* other, non-SpankTank vehicles.
Sure, fuck every dollar going to that Nazi transphobe, but this is a non-story, and I can't think of a better military use for these Spunk-Panzers than shooting missiles at them 
Fortune · Air Force bid for Tesla Cybertrucks in target practice symbolizes the ‘evolving’ relationship between the Pentagon and Big Tech, expert says
no better satire could be written
Holy hell. The Tesla Truck is such a complete fucking sales disaster that he’s getting a corrupt deal with the military to buy them as targets.
I repeat:
Only a couple at first. Still, no doubt it’ll be at full price or some shit. Gotta claw those losses back somehow, right? Try this, see who complains.
Regardless, “OFFICIAL US MILITARY TARGET” stickers for Teslas, y/y?
Also, I may need to make yet another new sign for the Tesla Takedown protests because holy shit xD
Fortune · Air Force bid for Tesla Cybertrucks in target practice symbolizes the ‘evolving’ relationship between the Pentagon and Big Tech, expert says
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"OFFICIAL US MILITARY TARGET" stickers for Tesla trucks?
Holy hell. The Truck is such a complete fucking sales disaster that he's getting a corrupt deal with the military to buy them as targets.
THE TESLA TRUCK IS SUCH A COMPLETE FAILURE THAT THEY'RE SELLING THEM TO THE MILITARY AS TARGETS FOR TARGET PRACTICE.
No doubt at full price or some shit. Gotta claw those losses back somehow.
eta: It's small numbers in this initial buy. I find "a few" and "two" given as numbers in different articles. But c'mon. This is how it starts, right?
Fortune · Air Force bid for Tesla Cybertrucks in target practice symbolizes the ‘evolving’ relationship between the Pentagon and Big Tech, expert says
6,000 Patents Hidden By The Government | U.S. Invention Secrecy Act
Short video: https://octade.net/urls/6000_patents.html
In 1998, Stanley Meyer claimed to invent a car that ran on water. Days later, he was dead—and his invention disappeared. But Meyer wasn't the only one. There’s a federal law, still active today, that allows the U.S. government to classify and bury private inventions deemed a “threat.” It's called the Invention Secrecy Act—and it's already been used over 6,000 times.
From Nikola Tesla’s wireless energy to Townsend Brown’s anti-gravity tech to Joseph Papp’s engine that ran on noble gases, history is littered with breakthrough inventors who vanished into obscurity... and whose technologies never made it to the public.
This episode uncovers the case studies, the hidden power of secrecy orders, and the chilling question: What else have they buried?
#patents #USPTO #inventions #inventors #secrecy #laws #Tesla #USGov #Government #NationalSecurity #GagOrders
@academicchatter@a.gup.pe @edutooters@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe
Short video: https://octade.net/urls/6000_patents.html
In 1998, Stanley Meyer claimed to invent a car that ran on water. Days later, he was dead—and his invention disappeared. But Meyer wasn't the only one. There’s a federal law, still active today, that allows the U.S. government to classify and bury private inventions deemed a “threat.” It's called the Invention Secrecy Act—and it's already been used over 6,000 times.
From Nikola Tesla’s wireless energy to Townsend Brown’s anti-gravity tech to Joseph Papp’s engine that ran on noble gases, history is littered with breakthrough inventors who vanished into obscurity... and whose technologies never made it to the public.
This episode uncovers the case studies, the hidden power of secrecy orders, and the chilling question: What else have they buried?
#patents #USPTO #inventions #inventors #secrecy #laws #Tesla #USGov #Government #NationalSecurity #GagOrders
@academicchatter@a.gup.pe @edutooters@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe
Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain | Tesla | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/10/elon-musk-tesla-applies-to-supply-electricity-to-households-in-great-britain
What could go wrong.
The Guardian · Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain
used swasticars are now cheaper on average than other used cars and used rhodesian wankpanzers are down 30% year over year.
meanwhile the stock market still values Tesla as being worth more than all the rest of the world's car companies put together.
> "As of early August, the average price for all used vehicles in the U.S. was $28,048. The average price of a used Tesla was just $27,852, down a steep 14% year-over-year. "
https://gizmodo.com/cybertruck-leads-teslas-used-car-collapse-2000641133
Gizmodo · Cybertruck Leads Tesla’s Used-Car CollapseOnce hyped as the indestructible truck of the future, the sci-fi pickup is now leading a massive plunge in used Tesla values as the company grapples with the fallout from its CEO's politics.
BOMBS AWAY!!!!..... Air Force Plans To Buy @ElonMusk's Cybertrucks For Target Practice As @tesla Sales Plummet
DAILY VOICE: The Air Force is aiming to buy #Tesla's widely maligned #Cybertrucks for target practice.
The trucks must arrive intact, with glass, mirrors, and wheels in place but drained of fluids.
They don't need to run, though all wheels must roll....
Maybe some #tesla customers can chime in on the experience, but I think it’s wild to take delivery of a defective car (misaligned panels, scratches, dirty interior) then hope Tesla sees your side and fixes them without arguing (article discusses tesla refusing to fix a customer’s misaligned windshield). I understand Tesla is pretty quick with the fixes they agree on, but why is it so common? It’s a new car so why does it need service on day one?
#ev
#electricvehicles
https://autos.yahoo.com/articles/tesla-buyer-stunned-discovering-multiple-124000116.html
Yahoo · Tesla buyer stunned after discovering multiple flaws when picking up new purchase: 'I walked away without the car'
Looks like the Tesla Cafe is made about as well as #Tesla cars.
“TESLA DINER LOS ANGELES
OUTDOOR PATIO COVERING CRASHES DOWN ON WOMAN'S HEAD”
https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/28/woman-injured-by-falling-umbrella-tesla-diner-hollywood/
TMZ · Woman Injured by Falling Patio Furniture at Tesla Diner in Hollywood
Speaking of Epstein and Trump.
" #Musk spent recent days promoting videos posted by #Tesla drivers around the world documenting their experience talking w “unhinged” version of Grok – but 1 clip amplified by Musk stands out because of where some of it was filmed: A highly secure government facility"
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/grok-ai-unhinged-nsa-parking-lot-video?cid=ios_app
CNN · US intel agency reviewing Grok video filmed during man’s commute to secure NSA facility
Tesla sales in Europe are in free fall and the pain is just starting
Tesla sales in Europe are continuing to decline rapidly, and it appears the pain is just beginning.
The numbers for July are coming in from Europe and Tesla registrations are down 41.6% despite EV sales surging across the old continent.
In fact, the decline appears to be accelerating in most European markets.
#europe #EU #tesla #business #electricvehicles #EV #EVs #automotive #auto #cars
https://electrek.co/2025/08/05/tesla-sales-in-europe-are-in-free-fall-and-the-pain-is-just-starting/
Electrek · Tesla sales in Europe are in free fall and the pain is just starting
#Tesla #lawsuits #legal #PublicSafety
'Tesla was caught withholding data, lying about it, and misdirecting authorities in the wrongful death case involving Autopilot that it lost this week.'
Electrek · Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash