## Tesla Sales Are Tanking Across The World

Authored by insideevs.com

In recent days, full-year and January sales results from various markets around the world indicate a bleak picture for the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company.

Granted, while it's quite impressive for one in four new cars sold in California to be entirely electric, a slowdown in once-rapid EV growth has coincided with a big decline in Tesla sales.

"All of the decrease in the state market last year was attributable to Tesla, which had an 11.6% decline," it said.

Toyota, Tesla, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet were the market-share leaders in California last year, and the Tesla Model Y kept its "best-selling light truck" crown.

In China, which leads the world in total all-electric and hybrid sales, Tesla dropped 11.5% in January.

Tesla once dominated EV sales but new competitors are showing up left and right, including in areas where Tesla doesn't play, like three-row SUVs.

In other words, Musk is losing Tesla sales ground with the traditional EV base, and not making it up with any of his new supporters. »

### Mitch McConnell Finally Announces He Won’t Run Again. Good Riddance.

Authored by newrepublic.com

“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said to the Associated Press.

“Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business here.

Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. »

### Rumour: Rocksteady's Next Single-Player Game Based on Batman Beyond, May Be a PS5 Exclusive

Authored by pushsquare.com

It follows a report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier that developer Rocksteady is looking to return to the world of single-player Batman.

More grandiose still, it's claimed that this Batman Beyond title would form the foundation for a new trilogy of Batman games.

We want badly to believe, but the exclusive part, in particular, would require a healthy heaping of salt to stomach. »

### Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director in 51-49 vote

Authored by cbsnews.com

Two Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joined Democrats in voting to oppose Patel.

Kash Patel, President Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 30, 2025.

Patel vowed during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee late last month that "all FBI employees will be protected from political retribution.". »

### Elon Musk Talks Over Trump in Humiliating Sean Hannity Interview

Authored by newrepublic.com

“I’d like to also just send a message—like, because, as the president said, like, this—there’s a lot of rich people out there,” Musk said.

“What do—what do you think—do you think you’re be going to be okay if—if the ship of America sinks?

When Trump attempted to join in on the answer, Hannity seemed more eager to follow up on Musk’s response, explicitly cutting the president off. »

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