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Considering the pickup EV has been an enormous commercial flop, only selling barely a fraction of Musk’s promised 250,000 to 500,000 Cybertrucks a year, there’s a good chance Tesla is using the mercurial CEO’s other venture to boost the numbers ahead of the end of an otherwise disastrous year.

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He literally already did something like this with tesla and solar city. There was a court case and everything but musk won so it's no suprise he's doing it again.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

60m settlement. Technically a loss, but a slap on the wrist and a drop in the bucket as far as I'm concerned so I won't argue that it wasn't a win.

I can't believe this fucking court system.

https://www.pv-tech.org/delaware-judge-approves-us60m-settlement-for-tesla-shareholders-aggrieved-b/

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Once you have enough money winning a court case is indistinguishable from losing one.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

If the penalty for a crime is a fine it is only illegal for poor people.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

once you have enough money, laws don't apply to you anymore. You just get inconvenienced by pocket change level "fines"

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Ahhh I thought he straight up got charges dismissed my bad. But yeah $60 million for elon is a slap on the wrist, or "cost of doing business"

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

You can find that in his couch cushions, but look before JD Vance was there.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

No need to apologize. You were quite correct. Lol