President-elect Donald Trump embraces Elon Musk during an October campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Over the last few months, the two men have cultivated a warm relationship. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
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Stocks and cryptocurrencies surged after former President Trump won the presidential election. Pictured are traders working on the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 22. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The logo of Tesla car is pictured at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris on Oct. 14, 2024. Michel Euler/AP hide caption
Elon Musk arrives before a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington in July. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla is hosting an event it's calling "We, Robot" in Hollywood on Thursday night. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty images hide caption
Electric innovations past and present: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 that NPR took on a road trip stopped at the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., on June 11. It’s the site of the world’s second-largest light bulb (that would be the one on top of the tower, at left) in honor of Thomas Edison. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR hide caption
Jeeps are delivered to a dealership in Chicago on June 20. Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, reported disappointing earnings for the first half of 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption
Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin on March 13, 2024. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
With his son in one arm, Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves while visiting the Tesla Gigafactory in Germany in March. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
Tesla dropped its prices on cars by about $2,000 in the United States. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
Newly manufactured Tesla Cybertrucks are parked outside the company's Giga Texas factory on December 13, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Tesla Inc. Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, on Tuesday. The company halted production at its factory outside of Berlin and sent workers home after suspected arson at a nearby high-voltage pylon caused power failures throughout the region. Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a conference in Paris on June 16, 2023. Musk's record compensation package as Tesla CEO was recently rejected by a court as excessive, in a decision that pivoted in part on how much sway Musk has over his company. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Elon Musk is synonymous with Tesla. Is that good or bad for shareholders?
The Tesla company logo is shown in Littleton, Colo., in 2020. Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves as he arrives at the annual political festival Atreju, organized by the Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy political party, in Rome, Dec. 16, 2023. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption
Interior of a BYD Co. Atto 3 electric vehicle at an auto show in India. Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg hide caption
A $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles has seen substantial changes in 2024. It should be easier to get because it's now available as an instant rebate at dealerships, but fewer models qualify. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The $7,500 tax credit for electric cars keeps changing. Here's how to get it now
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Tesla's Cybertruck, pictured here during its design reveal in Hawthorne, Calif., in 2019, is finally rolling out of factories a full two years after the initial delivery target. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Palm Beach County Court lawsuit was filed by Kim Banner, wife of Jeremy Banner, who died in the fatal car crash after engaging the Autopilot function on a Tesla Model 3. National Transportation Safety Board hide caption
Goran Larsson, a cargo ship inspector, poses next to the Transport Workers' Union flag at the Malmo port on Nov. 7. Dockworkers are refusing to load or unload Teslas at this port and all others across the country. Danielle Kaye for NPR hide caption
Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move
Visitors wearing face coverings view the Telsa Cybertruck at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles in July 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks during the opening of contract talks with the United Auto Workers on July 16, 2019, in Detroit. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption