[TheAlchemist]

The reason for that is actually very funny. Electrek guy (Fred) was one of the main propagandist for Tesla's cult - he 'earned' 2 free Tesla Roadsters for his convincing enough people to buy a Tesla.

It was only once he realized that he has been duped and those will never materialize that the coverage turned negative.

[Tepix]

I think Elon going full nazi also had a major influence on the changing judgement of Tesla.

[fartfeatures]

Fred has been going at Tesla far longer than Elon has been political.

[Tepix]

It‘s been a gradual process.

Fred selling his stock also meant he was less inclined to be only pro-Tesla.

ChatGPT sums it up pretty well I think:

https://chatgpt.com/share/69552165-238c-8008-980b-4d0ff2e1b4...

[callc]

Yup. Plain and simple.

I won’t purchase or use anything Elon Musk does. Bad behavior and corroding society needs to be met with social disapproval.

[detritus]

Thanks for this - I've paid much less attention to Tesla over recent years, but my memory of Electrek was that it was a distinctly-pro Tesla outlet, but this was a few years back now.