I re-read it. Very little is speculative and nothing I’d label as “wild”.

It's 'wild' to this person because it challenges their opinion on Musk and Tesla I have to guess. This is a classic 'it is bad reporting because it does not agree with my worldview' take, aka 'fake news'.

Many other comments show that it is. One example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423846

The one comment suggests a valid alternative. It doesn’t suggest that this was ‘wild’ reporting - which was your original point. The article still adds information, analysis, and not much speculation.