What Tesla’s massive image problem means for the world’s transition to EVs

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By Paul KrantzApr 2, 2025, 1:21 pm271 ptsTrending
Following its founding by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003, Tesla became the world’s leading electric vehicle brand in less than a decade. In the company’s early years, including after investor Elon Musk became CEO in 2008, it put out a few hundred or a few thousand cars a year. But by…

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