Tesla sales are in an unprecedented slide. Competitors are rapidly gaining ground. There’s a lot of bad news for Tesla lately – but it’s unclear if the politics of its polarizing CEO, Elon Musk, are to blame.

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, discusses Tesla’s critical month ahead, as the company faces growing competition in China, slowing EV growth in Europe, and concerns over Elon Musk’s impact on the brand.

Nationwide sales of Teslas were down 70 per cent between December 2024 and January 2025. But there's more to the story.

The EV firm’s sales are down in many parts of Europe, while rivals are chipping away at its market share in the company’s native US

Elon Musk may be the biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump's re-election, surpassing even Trump himself. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Musk's social media platform X is currently looking to raise money from investors at a valuation of $44 billion.