Actually, it’s up about $5 today to a just over $242.

No doubt. But none of that addresses what I said.

Besides the questionable call to give Tesla an interest-free loan for as long as 4 years, I’m OK with cowboy being insufferable about changing terms of the deal. I would too.

Makes me wonder how much Tesla needs those interest-free loans in Cybertruck deposits, and how hard it’d be for Tesla to pony up the money if all those deposits had to be promptly refunded ...

It took a couple of days, but it’s somehow reassuring to see that Elon’s fanbois have finally arrived.

No, Texas politicians/Republicans commit crimes because they know their crimes will be unchallenged. Ken Paxton — the freakin’ state attorney general — has buried his securities fraud charges for eight years.

As I understand it, Tesla has opened its charging patents to anyone. Though if there’s royalties or rent-seeking to be had, I’m sure that Tesla will jump down on it with both feet.

I would imagine it could be anybody. Just like you can buy your choice of several OBD readers at any auto parts store (or Wal-Mart, for that matter), if you’re willing to come up with the scratch. The price point will be higher, and manufacturer-specific, but the way the law reads it’s got to be available now.

I can tell you why EVs are now languishing on dealer lots everywhere: They’ve got the wrong damn charging plugs!

I got up to 58 mph in reverse in a hotel parking lot, shortly after discovering that the electronic speedo in my rented ´80s Mercury Cougar registered speed in reverse too.

If someone tried to program an AI to delve into my mindset to simulate me after I’m gone, it’d fry itself faster than if it was fed hundreds of those digitally-spiked online illustrations.

That would be giving him exactly what he wants.

He wasn’t stealing copper. Nobody thought that story would work but the perpetrator.

I don’t what makes you think that. They write about Brundle’s sorry exploits all the time.

Which I guess are upmarket lies?

They’d lose a hell of a lot more than what they’d pay for union labor if they did.

I had one of those. Now I feel really old.

Yeah, they can now. As people are bailing on the ones they have because they don’t want to be caught in this shitshow. And they’re selling for less because original prices for this shitshow were untenable.

Audi lies.

I imagine they intend to, Bob. I sincerely doubt they’re just sabre-rattling here.