Posted on 02/26/2014 8:56:24 PM PST by ckilmer
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No automaker has quite the momentum that Tesla Motors enjoys today. It sells every car it builds easily, with customers queuing around the globe.
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But some people right here said no one or few would buy it....
Hmmmm
That solar and wind energy production shown better be a token just for show, because if they are going to rely on that for their production, the initial investment will be out of line with the returns, unless they can get the taxpayers to cover it.
It’s a darned cool novelty, but hundreds of thousands per year? Not very likely.
Gigafactory have big carbon footprint.
People have been predicting their demise for years...
Obviously they were wrong...Some won’t admit it...It’s to be expected...
BTW, these vehicle are not for everyone...It’s not a Camry...
That's right, and that's why you won't be seeing hundreds of thousands of them being sold every year.
They've got a nice niche, and it could be wise to expand production, but their plans are far too ambitious, barring some new energy storage technology.
There are many ways a business can fail. Over-expansion is one of them.
Well, at least it appears there’s no free government money involved.
Considering the new lower cost models planned, I would not bet on it.
This is really good news for 6500 people looking for jobs and potential advances in baterry technology. Not to mention locating a major industry in the US instead of Asia.
They are building a 5 billion dollar factory. How many people can get that far.
Yep...
It’s a small production plant, relatively speaking. It doesn’t make hundreds of thousand of cars every year, so it’s not surprising that every car might sell.
I wouldn’t buy one myself. However, if somebody came up with a hydrogen car that I could fill with distilled water and plug it in to allow the separation of hydrogen from oxygen, I’d certainly consider that if it was affordable.
They predicted TV would never be a success. They are the modern day George Amberson Minifers.
Lithium doesn’t grow on trees.
They just may do exactly what they are planning to do. They may just do it slowly and SUCCEED.
Yea, and if someone has a breakthrough in storage tech, then they will have to open more.
Bringing jobs to Americans, with the economy the way it is, the people behind this have balls of steel.
Sulfur batteries are cheap and they are getting close to the recharge ability and energy storage of lithium. In a few years, we might be able to start phasing out lithium.
Nikola approves.
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