BONUS: He Started Tesla Employees Against Elon. Then Got Fired.

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Matt LaBrot was the Tesla sales manager who got so fed up with how Elon Musk’s public persona affected the brand that he published a website called “Tesla Employees Against Elon.” He was subsequently fired, allegedly for "using company resources to build a website that did not align with the company’s perspective." For our pod audience, we’re dropping this extended version of Greg Dalton’s conversation with Matt LaBrot. A portion of this interview aired in our episode “Is The EV Transition Stuck in Neutral?” on June 27th. Guest: Matthew LaBrot, Former Tesla sales employee On July 31, Climate One is hosting Premal Shah and Kinari Webb for a live episode recording! With years of experience navigating the global climate movement, the two are sure to offer unparalleled insights during their conversation with Co-Host Greg Dalton. Tickets for the show, which will be held at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, are available now through our website. Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. For show notes and related links, visit our website. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.1	Last week's episode was all about the current status of the electric car industry.
1:15.8	We talked a lot about how Elon Musk's political activities have hurt Tesla's brand and sales.
1:22.0	For our podcast audience, we're dropping this extended version of Greg Dalton's conversation with Matt LeBrot.
1:28.2	He was the Tesla employee who got so fed up with how Musk's public persona affected the brand
1:33.6	that he published a website called Tesla Employees Against Elon.
1:38.6	He was subsequently fired, allegedly for, quote, using company resources to build a website
1:43.9	that did not align with the company's perspective.
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