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Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links
US carmaker’s European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bnMark Sweney (The Guardian)
Meanwhile in Wales, evidence is mounting (confirming) that 20mph speed limits reduce deaths on the roads.
As Lee Waters (ex-Welsh Transport Minister) point out: 'There is still this idea that 70 or so road deaths a year in Wales is acceptable. But we would never accept 70 deaths a year on the ferry to Ireland, or on buses'.. Indeed!
And it not an unpopular policy (except among cultural warriors trying to claim its an imposition on 'drivers' rights'.
theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?
Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minorityPeter Walker (The Guardian)
Tesla is in big trouble. Sales are plummeting and consumers are boycotting the brand as Elon Musk champions far-right politics.
But the CEO’s reputation isn’t the only problem. He’s also made a series of bad business decisions that are coming back to haunt the automaker.
disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-is…
#tech #tesla #elonmusk #politics #evs #transportation #transport
Elon Musk is running Tesla into the ground
His far-right politics aren’t the automaker’s only problemParis Marx (Disconnect)