Seems obvious to me. Tesla has an absurd valuation. Their CEO is the richest person alive (or was at one point) and has a cult-like status amongst many online fans. This person has historically used his loudspeaker to lie, pump, dump, you name it. Finally, Tesla as a company is premised on subverting an existing industry with very established players - it’s entertaining news when that doesn’t go according to plan.
Probably similar reasons why the press jumped all over every Apple mistake when Jobs was around.
Probably similar reasons why the press jumped all over every Apple mistake when Jobs was around.