Tesla Is Choosing Hype Over Substance
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Ed Niedermeyer on Tesla’s stagnation as an electric-vehicle manufacturer.

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On this week's episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss Tesla's stagnation as an electric vehicle manufacturer and what that could mean for its future as competitors cut into their market share.
Ed Niedermeyer is the author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors, and is the co-host of the Autonocast, a podcast on the future of transportation.
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Employees of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg work on the final inspection of the finished Model Y electric vehicles on March 22, 2022.
(Patrick Pleul / picture alliance via Getty Images)On this week’s episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss Tesla’s stagnation as an electric vehicle manufacturer and what that could mean for its future as competitors cut into their market share.
Ed Niedermeyer is the author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors, and is the cohost of Autonocast, a podcast on the future of transportation.

Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced regulatory approach.
Cam Wilson is an associate editor at Crikey and writes The Sizzle newsletter. He’s a co-author of Conspiracy Nation: Exposing the Dangerous World of Australian Conspiracy Theories.
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