I'm not really talking about Koch brother type media attacks, I'm talking specifically about finances. I just don't know how long they can keep losing $7000 a minute before investors pull out and the whole house of cards come tumbling down. I hope it does not happen. I'm also not sure how long they can sell their luxury cars before everyone that wants one has one. Even the Model 3 is a non-starter for many car buyers. The $35,000 version came and went in the blink of an eye.
I know they are modeled after tech companies and that the idea is to burn through the investors cash until you are big enough to sustain profits, but I cannot see any sustainable profits in their future. They do have the burning through cash part down... I hope I am wrong as I feel like Tesla is the company that allowed EVDL members to finally quit building their own contraptions just to commute in short range homebrew EVs. I still have two of these in my stable. I hope they reap the benefits of being the pioneers and game changers that they have been. I just don't think that is a very likely outcome. Damon ________________________________ From: EV <[email protected]> on behalf of paul dove via EV <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:29 AM To: EVDL Administrator via EV Cc: paul dove Subject: Re: [EVDL] Does anyone really think Tesla can last? He already did that when he decided not to use dealerships. The rest is just hype....stories about Tesla sell especially if they are negative. Trump tweets stupid stuff and derogatory remarks on a daily basis. On Thursday, May 23, 2019, 1:23:22 PM CDT, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> wrote: I doubt that I'll ever buy a Tesla, for my own personal reasons, but I have a huge amount of respect for Elon Musk, Tesla, Tesla's vehicles, and what they've done to advance the EV cause. But today Elon Musk is both Tesla's biggest strength and their biggest liability. If they fail, there's a very good chance that it'll be on his head. Musk keeps doing crazy, reckless, childish stuff. Most of all, he can't keep his mouth shut when he needs to. And, to put it bluntly, he's a world class jerk. Musk is a genius, no question about that, but some of the very same personality quirks he has that have dramatically advanced the EV cause and made Tesla a success are now threatening to destroy his company and maybe even harm EVs in general. Musk should be kept as a creative force in Tesla, NOT pushed out the way Apple did with Steve Jobs in 1985. However, they can't let him continue to be the company's public face. They need a way to settle him down a little and get him out of public view. They can't continue to let him throw epic tantrums and make ugly, bloody messes. One of these days he's going to make a mess that's impossible to clean up, or infuriate someone with real power, and that will be the beginning of the end for Tesla. 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