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As expected, last night’s Tesla earnings announcement brought more bad news for the challenged EV-maker with 13.5pc less vehicles delivered in Q2.
Elon Musk’s Tesla woes continue as the electric vehicle (EV) maker again announced disappointing quarter two results, with its biggest decline in revenues in over a decade. And the future does not look bright with the loss in electric vehicle incentives on the way thanks to Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’.
Revenues at Tesla fell 12pc in Q2 to $22.5bn. On an earnings call, the normally optimistic Musk warned of “rough quarters” ahead, when pressed on the loss of the EV incentives, and markets reacted with a drop of up to 5pc in the share value.
Most analysts believe the launch of a promised new affordable Tesla is the short-term fix, but there was little yesterday to reassure them. Having originally said the long-awaited affordable Tesla would start builds in the first half of the year, it said yesterday that “the first builds” started only in June. Musk mentioned on the call that the new model would be a version of the existing Y model.
“A lightly refreshed product offering, plus increasingly compelling alternatives from competitors in Asia, Europe and North America make it harder to sell Teslas than has been the case until quite recently,” said Forrester principal analyst, Paul Miller.
“The withdrawal of EV incentives in several countries makes the vehicles less attractive and the full impact of tariffs imposed by the US and other countries is not yet clear.”
On the earnings call, Musk continued to promote the idea of his robotaxis as the proverbial white horse that would bring Tesla back to success, but the Austin robotaxi pilot got off to a shaky start and many question Musk’s optimism when it comes to reaching his huge ambitions.
“During the investor call, Elon Musk talked about ‘getting the regulatory approvals’ to expand the Austin pilot even further, and to launch in the Bay Area, Arizona, Nevada and Florida soon,” said Miller. “He went so far as to suggest the company ‘could’ address half the US population by the end of 2025, ‘subject to regulatory approvals’.
“That caveat is an important one, as regulatory approvals take time and there is no evidence that these formal applications to the separate state regulatory processes have begun.”
(Score: 2) by ElizabethGreene on Monday July 28 2025, @03:27PM (1 child)
I've ridden in a couple of other EVs, so I have some comparisons. I'm a big person, and the seats on the Hyundai Ioniq are a little more comfortable, and this is a nit-pick, I also like having a dedicated control for the windshield wipers. That said, I can't go back to a non-self-driving car. Neither the Ioniq or the Ford can drive themselves, parallel park, or automatically back into parking spaces. There are lots of "just works" experience things too. e.g. For charging, you have to find a CCS capable charger, take out your phone, NFC at the charger, and connect the cable. With the Tesla, the car authenticates to superchargers, bills you directly, and just works. Even the in-car app for finding charger "feels" less friction.
The self-valet thing partially exists today. It's called "Automatic Smart Summon". When I come out of the Costco and it's raining cats and dogs, I pull out the app, press and hold down the "come to me" button, and the car automatically drives to me. The best part of ASS is the reactions of others when they see an empty car driving itself. :D I love overhearing someone seeing that for the first time. Kids in particular love it. :D The second half, where the car drops you off and goes to do whatever, is supposed to be called "Banish". It has been discussed repeatedly, but no timeline on delivery yet. I expect it will come after unsupervised Full Self Driving rolls out.
(Score: 1) by Tork on Monday July 28 2025, @03:33PM
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