Tesla vehicle sales dropped 31% last quarter

CNN ^ | 4/03/2019 | CNN

[Lurch Addams]

Tesla on Wednesday reported a massive drop in auto sales for last quarter, though the company said it's confident it will still reach its annual sales goal. About 63,000 vehicles were delivered to customers in the first three months of 2019 — a 31% drop compared to the prior quarter. The total sales figures included about 50,900 Model 3 sedans, Tesla's best-selling vehicle, and 12,100 luxury Model S sedans and Model X SUVs.

[Lurch Addams]

It's going to be interesting to see what happens to Tesla as the $7,500 federal tax credit winds down. Tesla still makes about $2,000 per vehicle selling Green House Gas (GHG) credits to other car companies.

[JonPreston]

Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?

[ConservativeWarrior]

Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?

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On a trailer.

[brownsfan]

“Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?”

Not efficiently.

The route must be planned with charging stations in mind.

[blueunicorn6]

This is shocking news.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Map out all the butt-kissing freebie electric hook-ups along the way and you’re golden.

Even our stupid Walgreens have them. Pathetic.

[Grampa Dave]

Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve heard there are charging stations in many places, and that one can plan a road trip with an electric car.

But you have to plan your route around where the charging stations are located.

[Yo-Yo]

Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?

If the electric vehicle is a Tesla, and you stick to the major Interstates, you should have no problem driving from sea to shining sea. Just plan on a few overnight stays.

Map of Tesla Supercharging Stations:

[jjotto]

Pent up demand for a prestige product. Once the trendies all get one, sales fall. Introduce a lower-priced product and a lot of the prestige goes away. It happens.

[Lurch Addams]

Tesla has a slick route mapping tool. It tells you where you need to stop, and for how long you need to be plugged in.
https://www.tesla.com/trips

[budj]

After this report ( Tesla's Autopilot Hacked ) why in tarnation would anybody want one of these deathtraps?

[cgbg]

You need a very fast and strong horse in front of the car. :-)

[DaxtonBrown]

“Tesla vehicle sales dropped 31% last quarter”

Who coulda seen that coming? There are only so many people with money to burn.

[ClearCase_guy]

I still say these cars are coal-powered. And if the Left wants to support coal or nuclear power plants, I’m glad to hear it.

[chuckles]

The tax credit is just the beginning. Gasoline is and will remain under $3 everywhere for a long time. I'm sure it's a fine car but $100k is just too high to be like a Chevy or Ford. I also predict that auto driving cars will fade when they are hacked and kill people. Non self drivers have already been hacked and made to speed up and throw on brakes. Some are already convinced that Paul Walker's car was sent speeding into a tree artificially. A defective or dirty sensor will also start to show how vulnerable they are to the "Blue screen of death".

But losing the electric subsidy will be a big reason they have peaked.

[CaptainK]

There was a charging station in a mall near me. It’s been vandalized and never fixed going on 2 years.

[Flick Lives]

Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?

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Flatbed car trailer?

[TangledUpInBlue]

Yep, or like CW said, on a trailer.

[TexasGator]

https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&search=North%20America&bounds=61.581930654874185%2C-28.906272257750572%2C-45.98689560593221%2C145.46872774224943&zoom=3&filters=supercharger