tesla

might begin accepting bitcoin as a payment method for its cars. mock up

edit: it's official now. image
edit 2: tesla no longer accepts bitcoin

(see: #1055)

tesla's grip on the european ev market just took a serious hit. in january, the company sold only 9,900 units—a staggering 45% drop compared to the same time last year. its market share shrank from 1.8% to just 1%.

this decline comes as ceo elon musk doubles down on his controversial political stances in europe, including backing germany's far-right afd and clashing with the eu. meanwhile, overall ev sales in europe surged by 37%, with chinese automaker saic leading the charge.

i once considered buying a tesla until the u.s. elections made it painfully clear what kind of person elon musk really is. after seeing his behavior and the values he promotes, i couldn't justify supporting him. and i'm not alone. people around the world have been backing away from tesla, with some even going as far as setting their teslas on fire.

in germany alone, tesla sales have dropped by 75%. the company's stock has lost billions of dollars in value. and have you noticed that when you post something critical about tesla on twitter, the engagement seems to disappear? that's not a coincidence.

if you're thinking about buying a tesla, think twice. there are better alternatives out there from companies that don't come with this baggage.

tesla gets the sun confused with traffic lights video

apparently there is a real chance they eventually make sex robots. elon musk has basically confirmed the possibility.

if they actually pull it off, it could end up being one of the biggest businesses in human history.

apparently, the ai chip used in tesla vehicles is around 180 times more powerful than the computing hardware in an f 35 fighter jet.

for comparison, deep blue, the computer that beat chess champion garry kasparov, could process around 200 million operations per second.

tesla’s chip, which is roughly the size of a coin, can reportedly handle around 72 trillion operations per second.

definitely one of those random facts worth keeping in your back pocket for a conversation.

here's a pretty crazy comparison of the world's biggest automakers.

**2025 vehicle sales:**

• toyota group: 11.32 million
• volkswagen group: 8.98 million
• hyundai and kia: 7.24 million
• byd: 4.60 million
• tesla: 1.64 million

**market valuations as of october 23, 2026:**

• tesla (tsla): $1.47 trillion
• toyota (tm): $233 billion
• byd (1211.hk): $111 billion
• volkswagen (vow3): $39 billion

let that sink in.

tesla sells roughly one seventh as many vehicles as toyota, yet the stock market values it at more than six times as much.

and tesla is worth almost four times toyota, byd, and volkswagen combined.

of course, investors aren't just betting on cars. they're betting on robotaxis, ai, robotics, energy, and the future elon musk keeps promising.

but that's exactly what makes this so interesting.

how much of tesla's valuation is based on what the company actually does today, and how much is based on what people believe it might become?

that's one hell of a bet on the future.