Critics Slam Elon Musk Over Tesla’s Shortcomings Amid Tweet Suggesting It Should Produce A Robovan
Elon Musk was called out by fans on Twitter on Thursday when he suggested that Tesla (TSLA) produce another kind of electric vehicle.
The Tesla CEO wrote in a tweet that the EV maker should produce a “highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo.”
Maybe Tesla should make a highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2022
Within an hour of posting the tweet, “Maybe Tesla” was trending on Twitter as some of Musk’s 100.4 million fans told the billionaire what the company should really do first.
Critics on Twitter unleashed on Musk with their responses that slammed the automaker for its shortcomings.
Several users suggested that maybe Telsa should actually deliver on its promise of the vehicles it has already announced.
Maybe Tesla should make the products it announced a long time ago? _ https://t.co/L4hVLVxlDe
— N.R. (@normis) July 7, 2022
Maybe Tesla should try releasing previously promised products before throwing around new ideas
— Preserving the Light of Human Consciousness (@billionaire_ca) July 7, 2022
Maybe Tesla should send out the orders from February.
— Edo (@Ezstezz) July 7, 2022
Others on Twitter harped on Musk for the cost of Tesla’s vehicles, saying that maybe Tesla should drop the price of its EVs.
Maybe #Tesla should build an "affordable" automobile for working class families. I'm sure it's a fine product but seems more of a status symbol. Recall #JackTramiel built a fine #PC for the masses, not for the classes...
— Kolchak (@Kolchak_INS) July 7, 2022
Maybe Tesla should build something affordable with good range.
— Greg Barteluk, Maj (ret) __ (@GBarteluk) July 7, 2022
Still, others criticized the automaker for its vehicle fires, saying, “maybe Tesla should make sure their cars don’t spontaneously combust.”
Maybe tesla should make sure their cars don't spontaneously combust before they start any other projects with vehicles https://t.co/Rc4dm0fm8K
— Jeremy (@1196633ei) July 7, 2022
Maybe Tesla should make a vehicle that doesn’t burn people to death or slam into construction sites on automatic pilot first….. just a thought.
— All Out Of Bubblegum (@BubblegumOut) July 7, 2022
Maybe TESLA should make a car that doesn't creek, squeek, and crack everytime I make a turn?
— Tbone (@TurboJezus) July 7, 2022
But others targeted their hits directly at Musk, saying maybe Tesla should get a different CEO.
Maybe Tesla should change leadership, to someone that can focus on the company!!! #TeslaStock https://t.co/RT5XfIM7yn
— ☮ ️ ____ ✊ PEOPLE OVER PROFIT ___ (@tjaroz) July 7, 2022
Maybe Tesla should have a better CEO and make better looking cars.
— Lori Huffstutler (@lorihuff68) July 7, 2022
And others on Twitter just said Tesla needed to focus on doing “one thing right before starting another.”
Maybe Tesla should do just one thing right before starting another. https://t.co/TpTvkuTRXz
— Kevin Nordin (@kevin352965) July 7, 2022
In response to one fan’s request for Tesla to build something bigger than the Model X, Musk replied with a smirking face, making it seem possible that something along that line would be coming.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2022
The Robovan comments from Musk come after reports claim that he welcomed twins with a Neuralink executive, Shivon Zilis, back in November. Musk, who now has nine children with three different women, said on Twitter that he was “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.”
Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2022
A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far.
As of Thursday at 12:58 p.m. ET, shares of Tesla were trading at $731.73, up $36.53, or 5.25%.

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