TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT: We Are 'Not Wealthy Guys. When We Play' Live, 'That's How We Earn Our Living'

In a new interview with Charlie Kendall's Metalshop, TESLA bassist and founding member Brian Wheat spoke about how the band's live performances have evolved over the course of TESLA's four-decade career. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We used to [play longer sets]. I guess th...

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Consider what happened when #China invited some of the crown jewels of #US industry, like GE, #Intel, #Tesla, to set up shop across the Pacific. In exchange for that market access, the US companies willingly shared their technology with Chinese businesses. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/trump-xi-china-us-automakers.html
Opinion | Is Trump About to Invite In the Biggest Predator in the World?

Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil.

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BRIAN WHEAT - "I Get A Little Bit Uptight Sometimes When People Try To Call TESLA A Hair Band, We Weren't A Hair Band Because That Wasn't What We Did"

Metalshop spoke with Tesla’s Brian Wheat (Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals) for an upcoming feature interview. The following is an excerpt from the chat: Metalshop: I think one of the things that you have done with Tesla that I admire is that you’ve never allowed it to be put in a box, Brian Wheat: “No.”

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China Presses Pause on Self-Driving Taxis Nationwide After Issue Where They Blocked Streets. America Could Learn a Lot From That

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/china-pause-self-driving-taxis

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(absolutely everything about this is both funny and tragic: "because the wheel may fall off"??? "all 173"???? (there were 173 people willing to shell money for these???)

#Tesla #AutoRecall

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/926741/tesla-cybertruck-cheaper-recall

Tesla Recalls Cybertrucks Over Concerns Their Wheels Could Come Off

The recall also gives us a peek at how bad sales were for the discontinued budget Cybertruck.

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Interviewer: Mr. Musk, I understand the wheels fell off the Cybertruck.

Musk: Well, that’s not very typical. Most vehicles are designed so the wheels don’t fall off.

Interviewer: But these ones did.

Musk: Well obviously. That’s why we recalled them. But wheel retention remains a very high priority at Tesla.

Interviewer: What caused it?

Musk: A minor component interaction that generated maximum freedom.

Interviewer: Freedom?

Musk: For the wheel.

#tesla

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/926741/tesla-cybertruck-cheaper-recall

Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.

The Verge
🚗💨 Oh, #Tesla, the cutting-edge marvel of the #automotive world, now featuring a new #detachable wheel feature—completely unintentional, of course. Apparently, #Musk & Co. decided that keeping the #wheels on was just *so* last season. 🙄🔧
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/926741/tesla-cybertruck-cheaper-recall #Innovation #Humor #HackerNews #ngated
Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.

The Verge