Elon Musk SHOCKED The $25K Tesla He Killed Is Coming Back

Elon Musk SHOCKED The $25K Tesla He Killed Is Coming Back In October 2024, Elon Musk called a $25,000 Tesla "pointless" and "silly" — live on an earnings call. Eighteen months later, Reuters is reporting that Tesla has quietly contacted suppliers for a brand-new compact SUV smaller than the Model Y and cheaper than the Model 3. We break down what Reuters' four sources actually said, why Tesla China's denial follows an identical pattern from 2024 — when Reuters was proven right — and the one number buried in the report that could make this "affordable Tesla" more expensive than the car you already drive. Tesla's deliveries fell for two consecutive years. BYD delivered 1.76 million vehicles in 2025. The math behind this reversal is more complicated than it looks. SOURCES: Tesla, Inc. — Q3 2024 Earnings Call (October 23, 2024) Reuters / CNBC — "Tesla is developing a new smaller, cheaper EV" (April 9, 2026) — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/tesla-is-d... Electrek — "Tesla China denies developing new smaller, cheaper SUV" (April 10, 2026) — https://electrek.co/2026/04/10/tesla-china... Tesla, Inc. — SEC Form 8-K, Q1 2026 Production & Deliveries (April 2, 2026) Tesla, Inc. — SEC Form 8-K, Q4 2025 Production & Deliveries (January 2, 2026) Tesla Battery Day — Elon Musk keynote statement (September 22, 2020) For educational purposes. Specs and claims are sourced from Tesla announcements and the independent publications cited above; forward-looking statements reflect Tesla's stated plans, not guarantees. Not investment advice. #PNEVNews #EVNews #ElectricVehicles #Tesla #ElonMusk #TeslaNews