Tesla, Inc. — Ethics Grade C

Tesla, Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive / Energy. Market cap: Mega Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 20
• privacy: 40
• consumer: 30
• environment: 75
• humanRights: 50

Documented incidents (3)

• Factory safety and racial discrimination (high, 2022) — EEOC sued Tesla over racial harassment at Fremont factory. OSHA cited the factory for safety violations with injury rates 30% above average.
• Autopilot safety failures (high, 2023) — NHTSA investigation into 956 Autopilot crashes including 39 fatal incidents. DOJ criminal probe into misleading self-driving claims.
• Anti-union practices (medium, 2022) — NLRB ruled Tesla illegally fired and threatened union organizers. CEO publicly threatened to revoke stock options.

Documented good deeds

• Accelerating EV adoption — Produced 1.8M electric vehicles, displacing millions of barrels of oil. Open-sourced Supercharger standard (NACS).

Ethical alternatives

• Rivian — B Corp certified, carbon-neutral manufacturing. Strong labor practices from day one.