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During Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk surprised listeners by saying that any potential investment by the automaker into his AI startup xAI will not be his unilateral decision—it will be left to Tesla’s shareholders. He was responding to a question about whether Tesla could fund or take an equity stake in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence company.
“Shareholders can propose whatever they want,” Musk said. “This isn’t my decision.”
Although he recently hinted on his own social platform X that he would welcome a tie-up between Tesla and xAI, he’s now clearly deferring the final say. Tesla’s CFO Vaibhav Taneja added that this isn’t the venue to discuss such matters, suggesting that the company will leave it to formal shareholder processes.
Tesla’s next annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for November 6, potentially giving investors the chance to raise and vote on the issue. Musk didn’t say whether the proposal would be on the official agenda, but he made it clear a vote is inevitable.

xAI: Grok, Tesla, and the Future of AI
Musk founded xAI in 2023, and the company is still finding its footing in the hyper-competitive AI landscape. Its main product is a chatbot called Grok, marketed as sharper, more sarcastic, and “more honest” than ChatGPT. Unlike rivals such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google DeepMind, xAI hasn’t yet signed major enterprise customers or widely opened up access to developers.
Still, xAI already collaborates with Tesla. The startup is a corporate customer of Tesla Energy, purchasing Megapack utility-scale batteries. Tesla also has ambitious plans for Grok inside its vehicles, where the AI could serve both drivers and passengers.
xAI’s momentum is additionally supported by other Musk-led, VC-backed firms. Bloomberg reported that SpaceX invested around $2 billion into xAI in June. That has sparked questions about whether Tesla—Musk’s most valuable publicly traded company—should invest in the AI venture at all.
Musk has previously insisted that Tesla shareholders should be involved in xAI’s likely expansion, given the technological overlap and shared leadership between the two companies. “It’s a good idea for Tesla shareholders to have access to AI,” he wrote on X earlier this year.

Tesla Shareholders Have Been Here Before
This wouldn’t be the first time Tesla shareholders were asked to vote on one of Musk’s controversial proposals. In 2016, they approved Tesla’s $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity, a solar company founded by Musk’s cousins that was struggling at the time. The deal drew lawsuits and criticism over potential conflicts of interest, but Musk defended it as a long-term strategic move.
Now, with Musk simultaneously running Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, X, and Neuralink, concerns about overlap, governance, and fairness are resurfacing. Critics argue that Tesla—being a public company with a fiduciary duty to shareholders—should be cautious about supporting Musk’s other ventures unless there’s a clear, demonstrable benefit.
In 2023, Musk even ran an impromptu poll on X asking users whether Tesla should continue developing xAI. Most respondents said yes. Musk later noted that Tesla’s board would consider the option. A formal answer, however, never arrived—until now.

What’s Next?
If Tesla shareholders formally propose an investment and the resolution makes it onto the agenda of the upcoming annual meeting in November, the vote could mark the beginning of a new strategic chapter—one that would bring Tesla even closer to Musk’s ever-expanding ambitions in artificial intelligence.

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Tesla just got a major crypto glow-up. Thanks to a 30% $BTC rally in Q2, the electric giant's stash of 11,509 bitcoin is now valued at a cool $1.2 billion. Not too shabby, right?

What changed? A fresh FASB rule now lets companies report the current market value of their crypto every quarter. Before, they had to log the lowest dip (ouch). Now? Tesla can flex those juicy gains in real-time 📊.

Bitcoin jumped from $83K to $118K between April and June, boosting Tesla’s balance sheet big time. Combine that with solid Q2 earnings of $22.5B, and Tesla’s playing both electric cars and digital gold like a pro.

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California, once Tesla’s flagship stronghold, is becoming an increasingly problematic region for Elon Musk. The automaker recorded its seventh consecutive quarterly drop in registrations in the state, with a more than 20% decline in Q2 2025. This comes despite the fact that the broader car market in California has actually expanded in the first half of the year.
While Tesla’s newly opened retro diner in West Hollywood is drawing crowds, the company’s core automotive business is clearly cooling down.
🔹 Tesla is dragging down the entire California EV segment – battery electric vehicles accounted for only 18.2% of new registrations in Q2, compared to 22% a year ago.

🔹 Analysts point to growing discontent with Elon Musk’s controversial public and political activity, especially in the predominantly liberal state.

Financial Results in the Shadow of Trouble
Tesla is set to release its Q2 financials soon, but we already know that vehicle deliveries fell 13.5% year-over-year – marking the second global quarterly drop in a row. Although the updated Model Y has been delivered to dealerships, it has failed to reignite demand. And despite its 2023 debut, the Cybertruck remains a niche product – only 11,000 units have sold so far this year.

Perks Are Ending – Tesla Fights to Stay Afloat
Tesla is also bracing for the expiration of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit in September, which will remove a major incentive for buyers. In response, Tesla has rolled out benefits like free supercharging and complimentary transfer of the full self-driving feature to encourage purchases before the credit vanishes.
More concerning is the end of the emissions credit system, which has long supported Tesla’s balance sheet. The program allowed traditional automakers to buy emissions offsets from EV makers like Tesla – generating over $10 billion in revenue, or around one-third of Tesla’s total profits. This program ends on September 30.
Musk has openly said that these credits kept Tesla alive – and even saved it from bankruptcy in 2019. But Trump’s new law, “One Big Beautiful”, repealed the EV mandate, reduced credit programs, and ignited a public feud with Musk. Analysts at William Blair are already questioning the long-term viability of Tesla’s credit-driven advantage.

Retro Diner, Popcorn... and Protests
Meanwhile, Tesla officially opened a retro diner with a drive-in cinema and Optimus robot bartender on July 21 in West Hollywood. But instead of celebration, protest is brewing.
Activists from the Tesla Takedown initiative announced a protest outside the restaurant on July 26, calling the venue a “symbol of Musk’s authoritarian arrogance.”
Joel Lava, one of the organizers, told The Verge that “Elon Musk is not welcome in West Hollywood” and expects a large turnout. Despite smaller protest numbers since spring, around 20 people still gather weekly at Tesla’s LA factory, motivated by reports of falling sales, weak earnings, and allegedly spoiled USAID food due to DOGE law cuts.
Lava states:
“Tesla funds fascism. Every dollar you give them destroys the fabric of this country. You should not walk into that diner.”

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SpaceX has quietly confirmed what many in Washington already suspected: Elon Musk is far from done with politics. In its latest investor filing, the company stated that Musk “may continue to hold similar public roles and dedicate significant time and energy to them,” indirectly confirming that, despite recent tensions with Republicans, he hasn't abandoned his political ambitions.
📄 This disclosure appeared in Tuesday’s materials related to a new stock buyback program. It's the first time in SpaceX's history that Musk’s political engagement has been mentioned in the company’s official investor risk factors.

Fallout With Trump Doesn't Mean Musk's Political Story Is Over
Earlier this year, Musk joined Donald Trump’s administration as an advisor on government efficiency. However, the relationship quickly unraveled. After Congress approved a controversial tax-and-spending bill, Musk lashed out at both Trump and GOP lawmakers, calling them “fake fiscal conservatives.” He also announced the founding of a new political movement, “The American Party,” vowing to “give power back to the people.”
Though he has gone quiet on that front since, the new language in SpaceX’s documents suggests he hasn’t completely let go of the idea.

SpaceX Adds Political Risks to $400 Billion Valuation
The warning came alongside SpaceX’s announcement of a $1.25 billion share buyback offer, aimed at employees and early investors. The company, still privately held, is now internally valued at around $400 billion – making it the most valuable private company in the world.
The mention of Musk’s political activities in the “risk factors” section is a signal to investors: his unpredictable political moves could impact the company’s operations, especially given SpaceX’s deep ties to the U.S. government. The company is a major contractor for NASA and the Pentagon, and it operates over 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit.

Business and Politics, Intertwined
Although Musk declared in May that he was refocusing exclusively on Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, his continued activity on X and behind the scenes shows that business and politics remain closely linked in his world.
“Back to working 7 days a week. Sleeping at the office when the kids aren’t around,” Musk wrote on X shortly after his fallout with Trump – signaling that his energy is back in full swing, on all fronts.

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Tesla Inc. (TSLA) announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. The company's adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was 40 cents.
This figure fell short of analysts' expectations of 42 cents. Similarly, on the revenue front, Tesla's quarterly revenue of $22.50 billion fell slightly short of the market expectation of $22.64 billion.

The company remains firm on its plans for 2026. Tesla stated that the launch schedule for new vehicles is progressing as planned for 2026, including the initial production of a more affordable model. The more affordable model is expected to enter production in the first half of 2026.
Meanwhile, Tesla's digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, remained virtually unchanged, according to the earnings report. As of June 30, 2025, the total value of the company's digital assets remained at $1.23 billion
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