Alan Ohnsman
@aohnsman.bsky.social
Former baby, future ghost. Forbes senior editor writing about transportation & cleantech | ❤️ LA
Tesla reports a 61% plunge in quarterly net income, led by a 10% drop in auto revenue and ekes out a tiny revenue "beat" relative to analysts' expectations by booking bigger-than-expected credit sales. So of course the stock rises 🤷♂️
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Tesla reports a 61% plunge in quarterly net income, led by a 10% drop in auto revenue and ekes out a tiny revenue "beat" relative to analysts' expectations by booking bigger-than-expected credit sales. So of course the stock rises 🤷♂️
"2025 marked a critical year for Tesla as we further expanded our mission and continued our transition from a hardware-centric business to a physical AI company"
That's one way to describe a 61% quarterly profit plunge due to its falling EV sales! assets-ir.tesla.com/tesla-conten...
That's one way to describe a 61% quarterly profit plunge due to its falling EV sales! assets-ir.tesla.com/tesla-conten...
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"2025 marked a critical year for Tesla as we further expanded our mission and continued our transition from a hardware-centric business to a physical AI company"
That's one way to describe a 61% quarterly profit plunge due to its falling EV sales! assets-ir.tesla.com/tesla-conten...
That's one way to describe a 61% quarterly profit plunge due to its falling EV sales! assets-ir.tesla.com/tesla-conten...
Tesla Q4 results come out on Jan. 28 and analysts aren't optimistic, with expectations of a 5% revenue decline and 55% plunge in net income! ir.tesla.com/press-releas...
January 23, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Tesla Q4 results come out on Jan. 28 and analysts aren't optimistic, with expectations of a 5% revenue decline and 55% plunge in net income! ir.tesla.com/press-releas...
NEW: Tesla’s manufacturing hangover helps explain its robotics push
The EV maker used just 70% of its plant capacity last year – a level comparable to traditional auto rivals. That's one reason Elon Musk wants to start building Optimus at its U.S. plants #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
The EV maker used just 70% of its plant capacity last year – a level comparable to traditional auto rivals. That's one reason Elon Musk wants to start building Optimus at its U.S. plants #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
NEW: Tesla’s manufacturing hangover helps explain its robotics push
The EV maker used just 70% of its plant capacity last year – a level comparable to traditional auto rivals. That's one reason Elon Musk wants to start building Optimus at its U.S. plants #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
The EV maker used just 70% of its plant capacity last year – a level comparable to traditional auto rivals. That's one reason Elon Musk wants to start building Optimus at its U.S. plants #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says He’s ‘Perfectly Fine’ With California’s Billionaire Tax—Breaking With Other Tech Billionaireshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/01/06/jensen-huang-says-hes-perfectly-fine-with-californias-billionaire-tax-breaking-with-other-tech-billionaires/
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says He’s ‘Perfectly Fine’ With California’s Billionaire Tax—Breaking With Other Tech Billionaireshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/01/06/jensen-huang-says-hes-perfectly-fine-with-californias-billionaire-tax-breaking-with-other-tech-billionaires/
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
☀️ Solar power’s relentless rise
💰Elon Musk’s year of big blunders and payday bonanzas
💧Progress for green hydrogen #solar #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
☀️ Solar power’s relentless rise
💰Elon Musk’s year of big blunders and payday bonanzas
💧Progress for green hydrogen #solar #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
☀️ Solar power’s relentless rise
💰Elon Musk’s year of big blunders and payday bonanzas
💧Progress for green hydrogen #solar #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
☀️ Solar power’s relentless rise
💰Elon Musk’s year of big blunders and payday bonanzas
💧Progress for green hydrogen #solar #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
Name another automaker whose sales are tanking specifically because people don’t want to be associated with its CEO www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
January 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Name another automaker whose sales are tanking specifically because people don’t want to be associated with its CEO www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
NEW: From frenemyship with Trump, the DOGE debacle, unmet self-driving car promises, chainsaws and “Mechahitler” to a controversial $1 trillion pay deal, 2025 was billionaire Elon Musk’s most chaotic, controversial and lucrative year www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: From frenemyship with Trump, the DOGE debacle, unmet self-driving car promises, chainsaws and “Mechahitler” to a controversial $1 trillion pay deal, 2025 was billionaire Elon Musk’s most chaotic, controversial and lucrative year www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Yet another Tesla safety investigation, this time for Model 3 door handles www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yet another Tesla safety investigation, this time for Model 3 door handles www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
🛻From Ford to Tesla, nobody's had much luck selling big electric pickups
🧑🏼⚖️California threatens Tesla with a sales suspension
⚡A new form of underground hydrogen #electricvehicles #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
🛻From Ford to Tesla, nobody's had much luck selling big electric pickups
🧑🏼⚖️California threatens Tesla with a sales suspension
⚡A new form of underground hydrogen #electricvehicles #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
🛻From Ford to Tesla, nobody's had much luck selling big electric pickups
🧑🏼⚖️California threatens Tesla with a sales suspension
⚡A new form of underground hydrogen #electricvehicles #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
🛻From Ford to Tesla, nobody's had much luck selling big electric pickups
🧑🏼⚖️California threatens Tesla with a sales suspension
⚡A new form of underground hydrogen #electricvehicles #hydrogen www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
Yikes: Cox Automotive estimates Tesla's U.S. sales plunged 30% in Q4 2025 and will drop 8.9% for the full year www.coxautoinc.com/insights-hub...
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yikes: Cox Automotive estimates Tesla's U.S. sales plunged 30% in Q4 2025 and will drop 8.9% for the full year www.coxautoinc.com/insights-hub...
NEW: California says Tesla deceived consumers by calling its partially automated driving features Autopilot and Full Self-Driving.
The state DMV gives Elon Musk’s EV company 60 days to change how it promotes the features or face a 30-day sales ban #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
The state DMV gives Elon Musk’s EV company 60 days to change how it promotes the features or face a 30-day sales ban #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
NEW: California says Tesla deceived consumers by calling its partially automated driving features Autopilot and Full Self-Driving.
The state DMV gives Elon Musk’s EV company 60 days to change how it promotes the features or face a 30-day sales ban #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
The state DMV gives Elon Musk’s EV company 60 days to change how it promotes the features or face a 30-day sales ban #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
What could go wrong? great reporting from
@thomasbrewster.bsky.social
AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
@thomasbrewster.bsky.social
AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
December 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
What could go wrong? great reporting from
@thomasbrewster.bsky.social
AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
@thomasbrewster.bsky.social
AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
NEW: Rivian is adding self-driving capability to its EVs -- including laser lidar -- and may eventually jump into the robotaxi space #rivian #selfdrivingvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: Rivian is adding self-driving capability to its EVs -- including laser lidar -- and may eventually jump into the robotaxi space #rivian #selfdrivingvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
stuck behind an $80,000 electric dumpster on the 110. truly the worst example of automotive design ever 🤦🏽♂️
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
stuck behind an $80,000 electric dumpster on the 110. truly the worst example of automotive design ever 🤦🏽♂️
Guess this was inevitable:
An administration that doesn't believe in renewable energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), its moniker for +50 years, the National Laboratory of the Rockies www.nrel.gov/news/detail/...
An administration that doesn't believe in renewable energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), its moniker for +50 years, the National Laboratory of the Rockies www.nrel.gov/news/detail/...
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Guess this was inevitable:
An administration that doesn't believe in renewable energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), its moniker for +50 years, the National Laboratory of the Rockies www.nrel.gov/news/detail/...
An administration that doesn't believe in renewable energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), its moniker for +50 years, the National Laboratory of the Rockies www.nrel.gov/news/detail/...
latest iteration of Tesla FSD software apparently struggles with super tough circumstances, like blowing leaves on a windy day 🤦♂️ x.com/Project_RCC/...
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
latest iteration of Tesla FSD software apparently struggles with super tough circumstances, like blowing leaves on a windy day 🤦♂️ x.com/Project_RCC/...
well all right, all right, all right:
California's natural gas use drops as solar power generation rises 🌞
www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
California's natural gas use drops as solar power generation rises 🌞
www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
well all right, all right, all right:
California's natural gas use drops as solar power generation rises 🌞
www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
California's natural gas use drops as solar power generation rises 🌞
www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
Tesla tops a survey of +26,000 global EV buyers of brands or countries they’d avoid for political reasons, cited by 41%. Next-highest is BYD, with just 1% saying they'd avoid it🔌🚗
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tesla tops a survey of +26,000 global EV buyers of brands or countries they’d avoid for political reasons, cited by 41%. Next-highest is BYD, with just 1% saying they'd avoid it🔌🚗
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
whoever told Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda that wearing a MAGA hat and Trump t-shirt would be good for the brand probably needs to be fired autos.yahoo.com/policy-and-e...
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
whoever told Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda that wearing a MAGA hat and Trump t-shirt would be good for the brand probably needs to be fired autos.yahoo.com/policy-and-e...
fresh off of winning his $1 trillion pay package from Tesla shareholders, Elon Musk is now explaining how his Optimus humanoid robots will solve health care and crime problems 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
fresh off of winning his $1 trillion pay package from Tesla shareholders, Elon Musk is now explaining how his Optimus humanoid robots will solve health care and crime problems 🤔
Ahead of Tesla's annual shareholder meeting, in which investors will likely approve a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk, some rascal was projecting this on the side of its vehicle distribution center in West Los Angeles
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ahead of Tesla's annual shareholder meeting, in which investors will likely approve a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk, some rascal was projecting this on the side of its vehicle distribution center in West Los Angeles
The end of federal EV incentives on Sept. 30 helped push California purchases of battery-powered vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen cars to a record 124,755 in Q3 www.energy.ca.gov/news/2025-10...
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The end of federal EV incentives on Sept. 30 helped push California purchases of battery-powered vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen cars to a record 124,755 in Q3 www.energy.ca.gov/news/2025-10...
Not surprising but still bad:
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who previously ran a gas fracking company, is killing $13 billion of funds for clean energy projects in the middle of UN Climate Week🔥
www.energy.gov/articles/ene...
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who previously ran a gas fracking company, is killing $13 billion of funds for clean energy projects in the middle of UN Climate Week🔥
www.energy.gov/articles/ene...
September 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Not surprising but still bad:
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who previously ran a gas fracking company, is killing $13 billion of funds for clean energy projects in the middle of UN Climate Week🔥
www.energy.gov/articles/ene...
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who previously ran a gas fracking company, is killing $13 billion of funds for clean energy projects in the middle of UN Climate Week🔥
www.energy.gov/articles/ene...
NEW: Trump wants to kill California’s high-speed rail project but new CEO Ian Choudri has a host of ideas to save it — including leasing land for data centers to bring in more revenue to pay for the costly project #highspeedrail www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
August 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW: Trump wants to kill California’s high-speed rail project but new CEO Ian Choudri has a host of ideas to save it — including leasing land for data centers to bring in more revenue to pay for the costly project #highspeedrail www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...