Trump's tariffs on Chinese parts for Cybercab, Semi disrupt Tesla's US production plans: Reports

Tesla can’t make Optimus robot for US$20,000 without China, humanoid experts say

As US-China trade war tariffs bite, mass production of Tesla’s Optimus ‘likely to be put on hold’, threatening Elon Musk’s plans, according to Chinese industry insiders.

The great gurus of American technology are the big losers of the tariff war in terms of stock markets. Elon Musk, the owner of X, Tesla or SpaceX, has...

Proposed EV Manufacturing Facilities Are Being Cancelled

Over the past few years, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facilities producing lithium batteries and EV car parts were proposed across the United States due to tax credits and grants from the Biden climate bill, the Democrat-passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Vehicles qualified for a $7,500 IRA tax credit based on their American-made parts and minerals, and companies could get additional funds if they manufactured batteries domestically. A…

‘F*ck That!’ NY Times’ Thomas Friedman Rages Against Trump’s Tariffs — Claims the President ‘Shot the American Car Companies’

"I don’t want to have my kids screwing parts into cars. I want them designing, investing in and inventing the next generation of EVs."

The Ideological Twist in Elon Musk’s Tariff Opposition

“Trade barriers could be deadly to Elon Musk’s vision of a future with billions of humanoid robots and self-driving fleets roaming the roads,” Politico reports. “That’s not only putting him on a collision course with the president he helped put in the White House, it’s also creating an awkward alliance with the governor he left behind in California.”

Trump is creating distance between Musk and the White Houses' China policy

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is at odds with President Trump over tariffs, with the White House seemingly creating distance between Musk and foreign policy.