The Tesla Files
A Whistleblower, a Leak, a Fight for Truth: The Inside Story of Musk's Empire
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Publisher Description
A whistleblower. A 100-GB-leak of confidential internal documents. A corporation in crisis
A riveting tale of journalistic enterprise, ethics, and the courage to follow the evidence where it leads
The 1st major work about Elon Musk and Tesla since Musk inserted himself directly into presidential politics and, through DOGE, into the lives of millions of Americans
When an anonymous whistleblower and former Tesla employee approached Germany’s business newspaper Handelsblatt in November 2022, the newsroom was stunned. The allegations were astounding. Months of relentless investigation confirmed them to be true.
In The Tesla Files, Handelsblatt journalists Sönke Iwersen and Michael Verfürden tell the full story. Drawing on 23,000 leaked documents, 100 gigabytes of confidential data, and hundreds of interviews with employees and customers, they deliver an unprecedented look inside the world’s most secretive automaker.
This is a portrait of a company that values hype over substance, and a CEO who demands devotion while ruling through fear. It also traces Elon Musk’s ascent into the highest echelons of politics—marked by a pattern of obfuscation and manipulation.
Customer Reviews
Sloggy writing,ugh
Ponderous language which makes getting through this book a slo slog. Repetitive and boring syntax. Though this is not a long book, it seems as if many of the “facts“ I repeated ad nauseum.
Investigative techniques appear sound, but their transition to the page needs a lot of work in my opinion.