Tesla, who? Biden can't bring himself to say it - and Musk has noticed


US President Joe Biden's avoidance in mentioning Tesla, despite his pro-electric vehicle policies, is speculated to be linked to Tesla and several other EV makers refusal to have unions. — AP Photo/File

President Joe Biden calls himself a union guy and a car guy, and he’s embraced electric vehicles as vital to his economic and climate ambitions.

But there’s one US car company he won’t talk about: Tesla Inc., the world’s most valuable automaker and the global brand most clearly associated with EVs.

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