ClaimsElon Musk

“I should say like we did short-change the energy business last year, and that vehicle took priority over the energy side.”

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, on earnings call 27 January 2022 Tesla Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)

Factual Their own work or organisation

Tesla short-changed its energy business in 2021, with vehicles taking priority over energy.

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Reasoning

Depends on Tesla's internal prioritization of resources between vehicles and energy.

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Elon Musk, “Tesla short-changed its energy business in 2021, with vehicles taking priority over energy.” (said 27 January 2022). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_60b1b5a3b5a3, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_60b1b5a3b5a3

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