Elon Musk Slammed For Wanting More Tesla Control, Rivian Skids On Prospect Of Significant Losses, Fisker Faces Braking Issue Probe And More: Biggest EV Stories Of The Week

Here are the key events that happened in the EV space during the week:

Data shared by S3 Partners Ihor Dusaniwsky showed that the short interest in Tesla stock fell following the rally seen in 2023. As a result, the Elon Musk-led company ceded its position as the most shorted stock to Apple and is now the third-most shorted stock behind tech giant Microsoft.

Musk ruffled many feathers this week by suggesting that he wanted about 25% voting control in Tesla in order to make the company a leader in Ai and robotics. “Unless that is the case, I would prefer to build products outside of Tesla,” he said.

CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer took a swipe at the Tesla CEO’s demand. “We have a CEO [who's] getting a little petulant … again, talking about needing to control 25% to innovate,” he said. The stock picker also suggested that Tesla could be the first to drop out of the “Magnificent 7” list.

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Canoo Begins Deliveries Of EDV: Struggling EV startup Canoo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOEV) said this week it delivered its LDV 130 electric delivery vans to Kingbee, a work-ready van rental provider. Additional customer deliveries will be scheduled throughout 2024, the company said.

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The KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (NYSE:KARS) ended Friday’s session fell 0.41% at $21.80, according to Benzinga Pro data. For the week, the ETF fell 6.40%.

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