On today's island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk's cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla's rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline.

We've also got a look at the Tesla Robotaxi service and ask why its vehicles are crashing so much more often than human drivers, even with safety monitors in the car. All this and more – let us know what you think of today's episode in the comments!

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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk lied about “refusing” Epstein island invite, newly released DOJ emails show





• Tesla (TSLA) can’t find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline





• Tesla’s own Robotaxi data confirms crash rate 3x worse than humans even with monitor





• Sales of the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra have ultra-plummeted to under 50 units





• Xiaomi SU7 outsells Tesla Model 3 in China for the first time





• Ford denies report that it plans to build EVs in the US with China’s Xiaomi

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