EXCLUSIVE:

Are Tesla Takedown organizers getting paid by @elonmusk’s competitors to short his stock?

Edward Niedermeyer was the organizer for Event No. 67 in Portland, Oregon yesterday on the Tesla Takedown list compiled by @LoomerUnleashed
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Niedermeyer joined a @Tesla Takedown call alongside Representative Jasmine Crockett @JasmineForUS, a vocal critic of @ElonMusk, to discuss their shared desire to take Tesla down. Edward Niedermeyer has faced accusations of dishonesty and bias against Tesla, stemming from a long history of critical coverage that began in 2008 with his “Tesla Death Watch” series on The Truth About Cars.

In this series, he predicted Tesla’s failure during its early Roadster phase, a forecast that proved incorrect as the company thrived. His skepticism persisted, and in 2016, he published an article on http://DailyKanban.com titled “Tesla Suspension Breakage: It’s Not The Crime, It’s The Coverup,” alleging Tesla concealed Model S suspension issues. This piece triggered a 3% drop in Tesla’s stock after major media amplified it, though Tesla and Elon Musk later debunked it, noting that 37 of 40 NHTSA suspension complaints were fraudulent, linked to false VINs or locations, and that NHTSA found no safety concerns.

Critics argue Niedermeyer’s reporting lacks rigor and leans on questionable sources, like Keef Wivaneff, an Australian retiree with a Flickr album of wrecked Teslas and a pattern of filing dubious NHTSA complaints.

Elon Musk has suggested a coordinated effort to tarnish Tesla’s reputation, questioning Niedermeyer’s motives given his consistent negativity since 2008.

Niedermeyer’s professional moves add to the suspicion of his operation. After leaving “The Truth About Cars” in 2010, where colleagues continued his critical tone, he joined http://DailyKanban.com and founded Argot Industries LLC, a vague entity tied to a WordPress blog while claiming to lead an unnamed startup with an ambiguous “strategic communications” focus.

This fuels speculation he might serve special interests, possibly tied to Tesla’s rivals or short-sellers, though no concrete evidence confirms this. His track record, reliance on shaky sources, and the timing of stock-affecting stories paint a picture of an individual with a persistent anti-Tesla agenda, focused on the price of Tesla stock, which begs the question,

Who is paying Niedermeyer to carry out his nearly 2 decade long crusade against Tesla and Tesla stock prices?