Die Tesla-Files

Inside Tesla - An investigative research on power, greed, and ruthlessness. Elon Musk is the most powerful man in the world. Tesla made him a three-hundredfold billionaire, and with his satellite network Starlink, he influences the war in Ukraine. He uses his social media platform X as a stage for his personal propaganda. In the fall of 2024, he also bought into the US government. Musk presents himself as the savior of civilization, but his genius persona has a disturbing downside: unusually high workplace accidents in his factories, dangerous errors from the Tesla autopilot, and countless broken promises cast a dark shadow over his success. Investigative journalists Sönke Iwersen and Michael Verfürden tear down Musk's facade in this book. They analyze internal Tesla data, evaluate court records, and speak with customers, employees, and survivors. Their research reveals a corporation out of control and a leader without scruples. They provide a glimpse of what the world can expect from Musk as the first global oligarch. "I have no problem being hated." Elon Musk, November 30, 2023. Insight into exclusive documents: Internal emails and correspondence from Elon Musk. How Tesla obstructs investigations into fatal accidents. Employee hell at Tesla: The ugly truth behind the factory walls. Why Elon Musk became a campaigner for Donald Trump. Illusion and reality: What remains of Musk's many promises.