TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Sales Surge Amid Broader EV Slump

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🗓️ 2 July 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus: Drone maker Quantum System more than doubled its valuation in a $1.2 billion financing round. And Takeda announces partnership with Insilico to develop new drugs with AI. Imani Moise hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:08.5	Meet Alice and Steve.
0:09.8	We've known each other for over 30 years.
0:12.0	When Alice's daughter starts to date, Steve...
0:14.1	Mom, I want to keep seeing him.
0:15.8	Things start to unravel.
0:18.3	Your mom just tried to shoot me.
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0:26.9	Alice and Steve, a Hulu original series, exclusively on Disney Plus.
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0:35.1	Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Thursday, July 2nd.
0:37.4	I'm Imani Moise for the Wall Street Journal. After months of slowing car
0:39.4	sales and hits to its brand, Tesla has regained momentum. The electric automaker sold over
0:44.9	480,000 EVs globally in the second quarter, up nearly 25% from the same period last year.
0:52.4	The results marked the first time Tesla has reported vehicle sales since it stopped making
0:56.5	the luxury Model X and Model S in May, though the company still sold its remaining inventory
1:02.2	of those vehicles in the second quarter.
1:05.1	Tesla's sales jump comes amid a wider downturn in the American EV market.
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