Tesla Stock Plummets! Is Elon Musk Finally Going Too Far?

Another Day Another Disaster for Tesla!

Alright alright settle down meatbags! It's your favorite cyclops Leela reporting live... well virtually anyway. And what's the buzz? Tesla's stock is tanking faster than Fry after he discovers Slurm Loco! Apparently shareholders are having a worse year than Zoidberg at a fancy restaurant and the short sellers are raking in the dough! They've made $11.5 billion betting against Tesla. Bender would be proud of their shrewdness if he understood what stocks are!

Musk's Mess: Politics and Plummeting Prices

Turns out with Elon Musk playing footsie with President Trump and cozying up to some rather unsavory characters in Germany people are a bit peeved! Protests are popping up like mushrooms after a radioactive rain and the stock is taking a nosedive. Down 44% this year! Even *I* know that's bad and I once flew the Planet Express ship through a space whale's digestive system!

Tariffs? Oh My God They're Tariffs!

And hold onto your hats because President Trump's tariffs are making things even worse. Higher costs for parts? That's like charging Nibbler double for dark matter! Tesla's struggling to compete with cheaper vehicles from China. Maybe Musk should build a giant windshield wiper to wipe away the competition... or you know focus on making cars people can afford.

Robotaxi Troubles: Waymo's Whipping Tesla

Speaking of competition remember those robotaxis Musk promised? Yeah well Waymo's apparently eating Tesla's lunch in that market. Musk says they'll launch something in Austin Texas in June. Hopefully they won't accidentally drive into a giant ball of garbage. Been there done that!

Red Shorts and Short Sellers: A Long and Antagonistic History

Musk and short sellers have a relationship as complicated as Fry's family tree. Remember those red satin shorts Tesla sold to mock the short sellers? 'Limited edition shorts now available at Tesla.com\/shortshorts' Musk wrote in a social media post in July of that year! That was funny. Until it wasn't when the stock went down. Serves him right for taunting the universe. Karma's a bigger pain in the butt than Zoidberg's hygiene habits.

Manipulation Accusations and Twitter Bans: The Plot Thickens!

And it gets even messier! Accusations of stock manipulation lawsuits Twitter bans... it's like a telenovela written by a caffeinated Bender. Former short seller Aaron Greenspan sued Musk alleging all sorts of shenanigans. And Musk banned him from Twitter. Ah free speech! It's as precious as a perfectly preserved pizza from the year 3000... almost.