A recent article from Salon urged Tesla owners to “hold on to your smugness” when it comes to electric vehicles (EV) being environmentally friendly. Electric vehicles in fact “use a lot of carbon” and Salon goes as far to suggest some people keep their gas powered vehicles:

According to a recent report in MIT Technology Review, the world’s largest electric vehicle maker hit a “speed bump” as a result of China’s cutting subsidies mixed with a global auto market slump. China’s BYD Auto is scrambling for ways to cut costs while remaining profitable:

The American Prospect reports that employees at Tesla’s Fremont, California plant have filed an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), accusing Tesla of “illegal surveillance, coercion, intimidation, and prevention of worker communications”: Workers at Tesla’s Fremont, California, electric car factory have filed an unfair labor practice charge […]

A recent survey conducted by driving-tests.org concluded that around 70 percent of millennials would not buy an electric car:

A recent report in The Guardian highlighted a concerning trend in Tesla’s data releases that should raise questions about the company’s transparency toward its consumers.

Last week, London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan opened a new front in his ongoing crusade against car ownership, this time choosing to tax the owners of “old” vehicles.