Andrej Pavicevic

Ten years ago, I embedded in the war on coal. I spent a month inside the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, watching an organization renowned for tree-hugging, grassroots activism use boring legal and economic strategies to shut down coal-fired power plants in red and blue states.

The European Commission has issued its first fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), targeting tech giants Apple and Meta. Apple faces a penalty of €500 million for allegedly restricting app developers from informing users about cheaper options available outside its App Store; Meta has been fined €200 million over its controversial “consent or pay” model for users of Facebook and Instagram within the European Union (EU).

In the first two months of 2025, Tesla’s sales in Europe dropped by 42.6% compared to the same period last year, with its market share for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) falling from 21.6% to 10.3%. The overall sales of electric vehicles in Europe meanwhile grew from 26% to 34% in the same timeframe. “2025 has started really brightly for Europe’s electric car market,” said Chris Heron, E-Mobility Europe’s secretary general. Why cannot the same be said about Tesla?