Even the perma-bull crowd of analysts covering Tesla warned of sorely disappointing results in Q1, a view signaled by the poor deliveries for the quarter reported in early April. But the numbers released after the market close on April 22 were much,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will step back from his role with the Trump administration's cost-cutting team known as Doge. Those at the White House, including the president, have said it has long been the plan that Musk would soon step away,