By nightfall on Saturday, that order tally had jumped. ... That’s more than $US280 million in zero-cost capital. [It's] the fastest growing customer order book in the history of the automobile. … There could have been no greater demonstration of the latent demand for electric vehicles than [this]. The days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. … VW...and other car makers [plan] to throw all their efforts into electric vehicles. ... China and other countries are trying to kick petrol and diesel cars off the road. ... India’s roads minister...was quoted as [wanting] all cars to be electric by 2030. Norway...by 2025, and the Netherlands...will ban sales of new petrol cars from that date. ... Saudi Arabia said it is planning to establish a $US2 trillion sovereign wealth fund...in preparation for a world beyond oil. … Tesla has also managed to up-end the whole concept of networks and dealerships. ... And this is where it gets interesting.
And no thought at all to where the electricity to recharge the batteries will come from.
Of course it is a ponzi scheme. Elon MusK is a leftist therefore incapable of running an an honest business
Saw a Tesla on the way home today (JAX, FL) It looked interesting from the rear, then saw the tesla name. saw briefly from the side. It was not bad. But most cars today are very ugly IMHO so it isn’t hard to look better than average.
The Tessella is just another cube . Those who support it are squares or stockholders (same thing, really). Huey Lewis once said it was hip to be you guys.
Until they can make an electric vehicle battery that is smaller than those currently used, has 10 times the capacity, and recharges instantly, electric cars are a joke.