Tesla Cuts 2026 Capex to $20B as SpaceX Spends $19.6B in One Quarter
Tesla cut its 2026 capex forecast to about $20 billion and posted $1.53 billion of free cash flow, a day after Musk said SpaceX merger committees had formed.
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Tesla cut its 2026 capex forecast to about $20 billion and posted $1.53 billion of free cash flow, a day after Musk said SpaceX merger committees had formed.
Tesla reports Musk's 2025 pay as $158.4 billion in stock awards. $26 billion was forfeited in April, no tranche is earned, and realized pay is $0.
Tesla's new retail voting program casts enrolled shares with the board at future meetings unless holders vote. One of its two options covers mergers.
Tesla's 2026 annual meeting is December 3. Investors vote on Musk, Denholm and Straubel, 2025 pay and PwC, with no SpaceX merger proposal.
Yann LeCun put the Roadster's air thrust at about five seconds and called it impractical. Musk replied with a fart joke. Tesla's own figure agrees.
Tesla says its slowest Roadster will hit 60 mph in under 1.6 seconds. Rimac's Nevera R ran 1.66, and a $1.36 million McMurtry fan car claims 1.55.
The 9th Circuit vacated class certification in the Tesla FSD hardware case because buyers could order FSD without seeing Tesla's Autopilot page.
Everything we know about the Tesla Roadster: 1 MW rear drive, 500 kW charging, fans, thrusters, the cabin, conflicting specs and still no price.
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