Alan Ohnsman is a Forbes senior editor who covers cleantech and advanced transportation. He joined Forbes in 2016 and works in Los Angeles. He authors the Current Climate newsletter, writes about promising clean energy developments and has covered Tesla since 2006, when he was
Things Are Bad At Tesla. They’re About To Get Much Worse.
ByAlan Ohnsman,
Forbes Staff
The EV company’s sales are tanking in all major markets as its Chinese rivals are surging. But Tesla’s problems are just beginning.
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