Tesla Delivers A Buzz Kill

Reluctant as I am to chase Tesla headlines, I'm compelled to mention the company's delivery numbers for Q1, released on Tuesday. In short: They weren't great. I'd call them downright bad (or something worse than bad) but I'd hate to hurt any delicate feelings among Elon Musk's legions of fans, who were left staring at a near 9% YoY sales decline. The 386,810 vehicles Musk managed to deliver in Q1 was nowhere close to consensus. The miss would've been egregious enough on its own, but it was mad