Tesla

[doogie]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Subtract the green credits and Tesla loses money. $620B market cap. They are destroying shareholder value. They have a negative spread (almost 10% between Return on Invested Capital and their weighted average cost of capital)

Volkswagen and other car makers are catching up quick.

You could buy Volkswagen and Adobe for $30 billion less than Tesla and have real growth in free cash flow in both vehicles and software.

Tesla is valued at a richer multiple than Cisco was in 2000 with 1/8 the net margin. Cisco, the market said at the time was not just about routers and switches. Lucrative high margin Software services and Maint contracts were promised to fuel future growth and justify the rich valuation. The internet. Things were different then.

Cisco 2000 Market Cap: $546 B. ($22 B. Revenue. $3.9 B. Net Income (17.7%)
Cisco 2021 Market Cap: $232 B. ($49 B. Revenue. $11.2 B Net Income (22.9%)

Tesla 2021 Market Cap $620 B. ($31.5 B Revenue $846 M. Net Income (2.2%) Tesla generated $1.6 Billion (almost zero cost) selling regulatory credits in 2020. Remove the credits and Tesla lost money)

Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits.)

At 20x Sales and a 2% net margin, Tesla is going to have to sell a lot more cars and capitalize on growing their BitCoin trading to justify their standing. Selling more cars requires a lot more capital.

I'll be shocked if Tesla doesn't take a major haircut in the near future. Caveat emptor.

Subtract green credits and Tesla loses money - True. Q1 operating profit 594m (101m from Bitcoin). Green/Regulatory credits were 518m. You could make the same argument that Tesla's energy generation and storage is keeping them profitable - 494m. Green/Regulatory credits are gong away, 518m in credits is pretty much nothing compared to 8.5B in car sales. The selling of regulatory credits was a much more valid argument two years ago.

"Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits." - come on, you didn't need this false line, the bear case against Telsa is strong enough by just attacking the valuation.

I think the bear case keeps a lot of money away from investing in Tesla. I think it's safe to say you are not an investor. But is your belief in the bear case strong enough that you would bet against it?

I vividly remember Facebook going public - IPO was 40 bucks. I could not wrap my head around how this company could make money. It was totally ridiculous to me. So what's this have to do with the Tesla bull argument? Probably nothing, but I'm quick to not bet against a visionary. For the record, I fucking hate Zukerberg and FB - but I make a little $$ on FB options here and there.

@Baseman I know you are not invested in Tesla, not even on the downside - that's just not you. But I think you have to admit, demand for EVs in America would not be where it is today without Elon.

As far as my comment about Tesla being the biggest car manufacturer in the future, and the counter that they don't have the productions capability to overtake the big automakers - we'll see. Tesla pretty much has one productions facility, Freemont CA. 3 more are on the verge of opening 2021 - Austin, Berlin and Shanghai. Currently, demand for Teslas far outweighs supply. Cars will be rolling out of these new plants in a few months, fully ramping in 2022 - the other automakers will still be fiddling with their dicks trying to get their vehicles from prototypes to production while Elon will be spraying cars all around the world.

The car industry is changing - legacy automakers are gong to have a tough go of it. Every Tesla car sold is taking share from legacy auto. Every legacy auto EV sale is taking share from itself. Because of this, the market share argument does not compute for me. For example, the Ford Lightening (when it hits the market in a few years - lol) will cannibalize the F150.[/b]

Plus - car ownership will be a foreign concept for a lot of people in the not so distant future. ROBOTAXI. Telsa wins again.

It might with the fashion crowd.

Towing a boat, RV or service trailer 100 miles then taking a 10 hour charging break ain’t gonna cut it.

But hey, if the power goes down in a storm you can use it to power your House! I saw that on tee vee

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Subtract the green credits and Tesla loses money. $620B market cap. They are destroying shareholder value. They have a negative spread (almost 10% between Return on Invested Capital and their weighted average cost of capital)

Volkswagen and other car makers are catching up quick.

You could buy Volkswagen and Adobe for $30 billion less than Tesla and have real growth in free cash flow in both vehicles and software.

Tesla is valued at a richer multiple than Cisco was in 2000 with 1/8 the net margin. Cisco, the market said at the time was not just about routers and switches. Lucrative high margin Software services and Maint contracts were promised to fuel future growth and justify the rich valuation. The internet. Things were different then.

Cisco 2000 Market Cap: $546 B. ($22 B. Revenue. $3.9 B. Net Income (17.7%)
Cisco 2021 Market Cap: $232 B. ($49 B. Revenue. $11.2 B Net Income (22.9%)

Tesla 2021 Market Cap $620 B. ($31.5 B Revenue $846 M. Net Income (2.2%) Tesla generated $1.6 Billion (almost zero cost) selling regulatory credits in 2020. Remove the credits and Tesla lost money)

Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits.)

At 20x Sales and a 2% net margin, Tesla is going to have to sell a lot more cars and capitalize on growing their BitCoin trading to justify their standing. Selling more cars requires a lot more capital.

I'll be shocked if Tesla doesn't take a major haircut in the near future. Caveat emptor.

Subtract green credits and Tesla loses money - True. Q1 operating profit 594m (101m from Bitcoin). Green/Regulatory credits were 518m. You could make the same argument that Tesla's energy generation and storage is keeping them profitable - 494m. Green/Regulatory credits are gong away, 518m in credits is pretty much nothing compared to 8.5B in car sales. The selling of regulatory credits was a much more valid argument two years ago.

"Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits." - come on, you didn't need this false line, the bear case against Telsa is strong enough by just attacking the valuation.

I think the bear case keeps a lot of money away from investing in Tesla. I think it's safe to say you are not an investor. But is your belief in the bear case strong enough that you would bet against it?

I vividly remember Facebook going public - IPO was 40 bucks. I could not wrap my head around how this company could make money. It was totally ridiculous to me. So what's this have to do with the Tesla bull argument? Probably nothing, but I'm quick to not bet against a visionary. For the record, I fucking hate Zukerberg and FB - but I make a little $$ on FB options here and there.

@Baseman I know you are not invested in Tesla, not even on the downside - that's just not you. But I think you have to admit, demand for EVs in America would not be where it is today without Elon.

As far as my comment about Tesla being the biggest car manufacturer in the future, and the counter that they don't have the productions capability to overtake the big automakers - we'll see. Tesla pretty much has one productions facility, Freemont CA. 3 more are on the verge of opening 2021 - Austin, Berlin and Shanghai. Currently, demand for Teslas far outweighs supply. Cars will be rolling out of these new plants in a few months, fully ramping in 2022 - the other automakers will still be fiddling with their dicks trying to get their vehicles from prototypes to production while Elon will be spraying cars all around the world.

The car industry is changing - legacy automakers are gong to have a tough go of it. Every Tesla car sold is taking share from legacy auto. Every legacy auto EV sale is taking share from itself. Because of this, the market share argument does not compute for me. For example, the Ford Lightening (when it hits the market in a few years - lol) will cannibalize the F150.[/b]

Plus - car ownership will be a foreign concept for a lot of people in the not so distant future. ROBOTAXI. Telsa wins again.

It might with the fashion crowd.

Towing a boat, RV or service trailer 100 miles then taking a 10 hour charging break ain’t gonna cut it.

But hey, if the power goes down in a storm you can use it to power your House! I saw that on tee vee

The existing, gas powered trucks can power stuff. @89ute the Lightning is available in a few months, not years.

 

[89ute]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Subtract the green credits and Tesla loses money. $620B market cap. They are destroying shareholder value. They have a negative spread (almost 10% between Return on Invested Capital and their weighted average cost of capital)

Volkswagen and other car makers are catching up quick.

You could buy Volkswagen and Adobe for $30 billion less than Tesla and have real growth in free cash flow in both vehicles and software.

Tesla is valued at a richer multiple than Cisco was in 2000 with 1/8 the net margin. Cisco, the market said at the time was not just about routers and switches. Lucrative high margin Software services and Maint contracts were promised to fuel future growth and justify the rich valuation. The internet. Things were different then.

Cisco 2000 Market Cap: $546 B. ($22 B. Revenue. $3.9 B. Net Income (17.7%)
Cisco 2021 Market Cap: $232 B. ($49 B. Revenue. $11.2 B Net Income (22.9%)

Tesla 2021 Market Cap $620 B. ($31.5 B Revenue $846 M. Net Income (2.2%) Tesla generated $1.6 Billion (almost zero cost) selling regulatory credits in 2020. Remove the credits and Tesla lost money)

Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits.)

At 20x Sales and a 2% net margin, Tesla is going to have to sell a lot more cars and capitalize on growing their BitCoin trading to justify their standing. Selling more cars requires a lot more capital.

I'll be shocked if Tesla doesn't take a major haircut in the near future. Caveat emptor.

Subtract green credits and Tesla loses money - True. Q1 operating profit 594m (101m from Bitcoin). Green/Regulatory credits were 518m. You could make the same argument that Tesla's energy generation and storage is keeping them profitable - 494m. Green/Regulatory credits are gong away, 518m in credits is pretty much nothing compared to 8.5B in car sales. The selling of regulatory credits was a much more valid argument two years ago.

"Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits." - come on, you didn't need this false line, the bear case against Telsa is strong enough by just attacking the valuation.

I think the bear case keeps a lot of money away from investing in Tesla. I think it's safe to say you are not an investor. But is your belief in the bear case strong enough that you would bet against it?

I vividly remember Facebook going public - IPO was 40 bucks. I could not wrap my head around how this company could make money. It was totally ridiculous to me. So what's this have to do with the Tesla bull argument? Probably nothing, but I'm quick to not bet against a visionary. For the record, I fucking hate Zukerberg and FB - but I make a little $$ on FB options here and there.

@Baseman I know you are not invested in Tesla, not even on the downside - that's just not you. But I think you have to admit, demand for EVs in America would not be where it is today without Elon.

As far as my comment about Tesla being the biggest car manufacturer in the future, and the counter that they don't have the productions capability to overtake the big automakers - we'll see. Tesla pretty much has one productions facility, Freemont CA. 3 more are on the verge of opening 2021 - Austin, Berlin and Shanghai. Currently, demand for Teslas far outweighs supply. Cars will be rolling out of these new plants in a few months, fully ramping in 2022 - the other automakers will still be fiddling with their dicks trying to get their vehicles from prototypes to production while Elon will be spraying cars all around the world.

The car industry is changing - legacy automakers are gong to have a tough go of it. Every Tesla car sold is taking share from legacy auto. Every legacy auto EV sale is taking share from itself. Because of this, the market share argument does not compute for me. For example, the Ford Lightening (when it hits the market in a few years - lol) will cannibalize the F150.[/b]

Plus - car ownership will be a foreign concept for a lot of people in the not so distant future. ROBOTAXI. Telsa wins again.

It might with the fashion crowd.

Towing a boat, RV or service trailer 100 miles then taking a 10 hour charging break ain’t gonna cut it.

But hey, if the power goes down in a storm you can use it to power your House! I saw that on tee vee

The existing, gas powered trucks can power stuff. @89ute the Lightning is available in a few months, not years.

spring 2022 - my understanding that's fleet sales only.
https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150-lightning.

We both exaggerated a little. 10 months best case for Lightning, fleet sales. +one year easy before you see your neighbor with one. Each Lightening sold = one less F150 sold. No impact on Tesla. I don't think Cybertruck will compete head to head with the F150.

 

[89ute]

20,000 July $600 puts

Seriously thought about selling when I heard that - especially with the nice little run today. Glad I held. Nice Q2 report. 20k put guy fucked.

 

[89ute]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Look forward, not backwards. Tesla does not have anything close to the manufacturing capacity required to become the #1 car producer. GM, Ford, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota...the list goes on and on...all are rolling out massive EV lineups over the next three model years. Tesla has no chance of competing over the long-run as anything more than a brand equivalent to Volvo.

Yes, look forward, not backwards. Your giving Elon "three model years" of more runway to continues to outpace Legacy while Legacy sits idle. Within a few months Telsa will go from 1 to 4 production plants. How many more EV plants will Tesla have in three model years?

I don't see Legacy "crushing" Tesla, I just don't. I don't see Legacy building a better EV either, especially over the next 3-5 years, no way.

Ford builds more trucks in a year than Tesla can produce across all of its models. They are still tiny in the overall industry.

Have you sat in a Tesla before? Maybe you own one...the build quality is pretty lousy (as noted by experts, not my opinion) and the interiors are cheap and spartan (spartan by design, but most people will not accept that). Also, is anyone noticing that the Model S has not been re-designed for 12+ years? They can't get away with that forever. Model 3 is already four years old and still looks exactly the same.

I think Tesla builds a cool product and has carved out a loyal following. They aren't going away, but I have serious doubts that they'll ever be on par with Ford or GM. Ford is already selling the Mach-E and has the Lightning F-150 releasing in a few months (who in their right mind would buy a Cybertruck over that?). Jeep has its 4xE models which are apparently doing well. GM has the Bolt and will have its entire fleet electrified in the coming years, starting with the new Hummer lineup.

Everyone is going to be electrified by 2030-35. They all stepped up to the mic and said "me too." Bolts are literally blowing up in peoples' garages. Mach-E is a piece of shit. It's going to take a while before Ford and GM get it right - plus they still have to maintain their ICE line. Oh - and slowly fuck over their dealers while their service departments slowly become skateboard parks. Legacy has a huge uphill battle flipping over to electric. What a nightmare producing two styles of vehicles. I think, and I put my money on it, that short term (next 5 years) Tesla will continue to kick ass, high valuation and all. By 2030 - all cars electric, market share for all.

Something that is not being brought up, which could put a damper on this all electric for everyone in 10 years - power grid.

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Subtract the green credits and Tesla loses money. $620B market cap. They are destroying shareholder value. They have a negative spread (almost 10% between Return on Invested Capital and their weighted average cost of capital)

Volkswagen and other car makers are catching up quick.

You could buy Volkswagen and Adobe for $30 billion less than Tesla and have real growth in free cash flow in both vehicles and software.

Tesla is valued at a richer multiple than Cisco was in 2000 with 1/8 the net margin. Cisco, the market said at the time was not just about routers and switches. Lucrative high margin Software services and Maint contracts were promised to fuel future growth and justify the rich valuation. The internet. Things were different then.

Cisco 2000 Market Cap: $546 B. ($22 B. Revenue. $3.9 B. Net Income (17.7%)
Cisco 2021 Market Cap: $232 B. ($49 B. Revenue. $11.2 B Net Income (22.9%)

Tesla 2021 Market Cap $620 B. ($31.5 B Revenue $846 M. Net Income (2.2%) Tesla generated $1.6 Billion (almost zero cost) selling regulatory credits in 2020. Remove the credits and Tesla lost money)

Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits.)

At 20x Sales and a 2% net margin, Tesla is going to have to sell a lot more cars and capitalize on growing their BitCoin trading to justify their standing. Selling more cars requires a lot more capital.

I'll be shocked if Tesla doesn't take a major haircut in the near future. Caveat emptor.

Subtract green credits and Tesla loses money - True. Q1 operating profit 594m (101m from Bitcoin). Green/Regulatory credits were 518m. You could make the same argument that Tesla's energy generation and storage is keeping them profitable - 494m. Green/Regulatory credits are gong away, 518m in credits is pretty much nothing compared to 8.5B in car sales. The selling of regulatory credits was a much more valid argument two years ago.

"Tesla's "Growth" in 2021 came through BitCoin trading and selling environmental credits." - come on, you didn't need this false line, the bear case against Telsa is strong enough by just attacking the valuation.

I think the bear case keeps a lot of money away from investing in Tesla. I think it's safe to say you are not an investor. But is your belief in the bear case strong enough that you would bet against it?

I vividly remember Facebook going public - IPO was 40 bucks. I could not wrap my head around how this company could make money. It was totally ridiculous to me. So what's this have to do with the Tesla bull argument? Probably nothing, but I'm quick to not bet against a visionary. For the record, I fucking hate Zukerberg and FB - but I make a little $$ on FB options here and there.

@Baseman I know you are not invested in Tesla, not even on the downside - that's just not you. But I think you have to admit, demand for EVs in America would not be where it is today without Elon.

As far as my comment about Tesla being the biggest car manufacturer in the future, and the counter that they don't have the productions capability to overtake the big automakers - we'll see. Tesla pretty much has one productions facility, Freemont CA. 3 more are on the verge of opening 2021 - Austin, Berlin and Shanghai. Currently, demand for Teslas far outweighs supply. Cars will be rolling out of these new plants in a few months, fully ramping in 2022 - the other automakers will still be fiddling with their dicks trying to get their vehicles from prototypes to production while Elon will be spraying cars all around the world.

The car industry is changing - legacy automakers are gong to have a tough go of it. Every Tesla car sold is taking share from legacy auto. Every legacy auto EV sale is taking share from itself. Because of this, the market share argument does not compute for me. For example, the Ford Lightening (when it hits the market in a few years - lol) will cannibalize the F150.[/b]

Plus - car ownership will be a foreign concept for a lot of people in the not so distant future. ROBOTAXI. Telsa wins again.

It might with the fashion crowd.

Towing a boat, RV or service trailer 100 miles then taking a 10 hour charging break ain’t gonna cut it.

But hey, if the power goes down in a storm you can use it to power your House! I saw that on tee vee

The existing, gas powered trucks can power stuff. @89ute the Lightning is available in a few months, not years.

spring 2022 - my understanding that's fleet sales only.
https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150-lightning.

We both exaggerated a little. 10 months best case for Lightning, fleet sales. +one year easy before you see your neighbor with one. Each Lightening sold = one less F150 sold. No impact on Tesla. I don't think Cybertruck will compete head to head with the F150.

Would not consider that a 1 to 1 replacement for ICE F-150's. As was pointed out, the Lightning is nowhere close to where it needs to be for towing, etc while keeping battery range.

I'm interested to see the final design of Cybertruck because that thing is ugly as sin. 1,000,000 deposits of $100 were put down on it, but I doubt it converts more than 10% of those. I have to imagine after the first wave of buyers that demand for it drops off dramatically due to the design, but who knows.

 

[ntxduck]

Won’t touch Tesla until Elon is gone. Absolute charlatan

 

[Baseman]

40% of the net came from environmental credits.

The valuation makes sense, until it doesn't. Right now, Tesla is the late 1999/early 2000 Cisco. The stock will drop and it will drop a lot.

Cisco, today, is 5x as profitable as it was at its peak and is enjoying the juicy software margins at less than half that peak market cap and enterprise value.

 

[RoadDawg55]

Don’t know anything about the business side, but Tesla is hip and cool. You’re fooling yourself if you think Ford, Toyota, etc will come up with EV’s that will have the same pull as Tesla.

 

[RoadDawg55]

Won’t touch Tesla until Elon is gone. Absolute charlatan

He is, but who cares if it makes you money?

 

[RoadTrip]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Look forward, not backwards. Tesla does not have anything close to the manufacturing capacity required to become the #1 car producer. GM, Ford, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota...the list goes on and on...all are rolling out massive EV lineups over the next three model years. Tesla has no chance of competing over the long-run as anything more than a brand equivalent to Volvo.

Yes, look forward, not backwards. Your giving Elon "three model years" of more runway to continues to outpace Legacy while Legacy sits idle. Within a few months Telsa will go from 1 to 4 production plants. How many more EV plants will Tesla have in three model years?

I don't see Legacy "crushing" Tesla, I just don't. I don't see Legacy building a better EV either, especially over the next 3-5 years, no way.

Ford builds more trucks in a year than Tesla can produce across all of its models. They are still tiny in the overall industry.

Have you sat in a Tesla before? Maybe you own one...the build quality is pretty lousy (as noted by experts, not my opinion) and the interiors are cheap and spartan (spartan by design, but most people will not accept that). Also, is anyone noticing that the Model S has not been re-designed for 12+ years? They can't get away with that forever. Model 3 is already four years old and still looks exactly the same.

I think Tesla builds a cool product and has carved out a loyal following. They aren't going away, but I have serious doubts that they'll ever be on par with Ford or GM. Ford is already selling the Mach-E and has the Lightning F-150 releasing in a few months (who in their right mind would buy a Cybertruck over that?). Jeep has its 4xE models which are apparently doing well. GM has the Bolt and will have its entire fleet electrified in the coming years, starting with the new Hummer lineup.

I've owned the model S for 6 years and it's the best car I've ever owned and it's not close. I've owned BMW, Audi, Infinity, Ford, VW and Acura. I've never had a mechanical issue, am still on the original brakes and I have 230,000 miles on it. The reason I bought it is obvious and I took advantage of massive federal and state incentives as well as lifetime free charging. Did I mention it's fun as fuck to drive?

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Look forward, not backwards. Tesla does not have anything close to the manufacturing capacity required to become the #1 car producer. GM, Ford, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota...the list goes on and on...all are rolling out massive EV lineups over the next three model years. Tesla has no chance of competing over the long-run as anything more than a brand equivalent to Volvo.

Yes, look forward, not backwards. Your giving Elon "three model years" of more runway to continues to outpace Legacy while Legacy sits idle. Within a few months Telsa will go from 1 to 4 production plants. How many more EV plants will Tesla have in three model years?

I don't see Legacy "crushing" Tesla, I just don't. I don't see Legacy building a better EV either, especially over the next 3-5 years, no way.

Ford builds more trucks in a year than Tesla can produce across all of its models. They are still tiny in the overall industry.

Have you sat in a Tesla before? Maybe you own one...the build quality is pretty lousy (as noted by experts, not my opinion) and the interiors are cheap and spartan (spartan by design, but most people will not accept that). Also, is anyone noticing that the Model S has not been re-designed for 12+ years? They can't get away with that forever. Model 3 is already four years old and still looks exactly the same.

I think Tesla builds a cool product and has carved out a loyal following. They aren't going away, but I have serious doubts that they'll ever be on par with Ford or GM. Ford is already selling the Mach-E and has the Lightning F-150 releasing in a few months (who in their right mind would buy a Cybertruck over that?). Jeep has its 4xE models which are apparently doing well. GM has the Bolt and will have its entire fleet electrified in the coming years, starting with the new Hummer lineup.

I've owned the model S for 6 years and it's the best car I've ever owned and it's not close. I've owned BMW, Audi, Infinity, Ford, VW and Acura. I've never had a mechanical issue, am still on the original brakes and I have 230,000 miles on it. The reason I bought it is obvious and I took advantage of massive federal and state incentives as well as lifetime free charging. Did I mention it's fun as fuck to drive?

Congrats. You are in the minority to not have issues. Less moving parts so no mechanical problems is not a huge surprise, but it has been noted by industry experts everywhere that Tesla build quality is very spotty. I'm rooting for them to succeed because it's an American company. Personally, I will never own/drive an EV unless the government bans the commercial sale of gasoline - which I'm sure will happen 20 years from now.

 

[Pitchfork51]

I was told Teslas take no maintenance.

Apparently brakes and shit are not a thing anymore

 

[RoadDawg55]

I was told Teslas take no maintenance.

Apparently brakes and shit are not a thing anymore

I saw a self driving Tesla online. It picked these people up from Costco. It did horrible. It was hard to watch. I would be too impatient for that bullshit.

 

[1to392831weretaken]

I was told Teslas take no maintenance.

Apparently brakes and shit are not a thing anymore

I saw a self driving Tesla online. It picked these people up from Costco. It did horrible. It was hard to watch. I would be too impatient for that bullshit.

I would not be impatient at all because I'd either be asleep or drunk as fuck. The mistake people make about self-driving cars is that everyone believes they're an awesome driver even though they follow too close and text and eat and fuck with the stereo while they drive. People are waiting for self-driving cars to be perfectly safe before they accept it, but that's both unrealistic and stupid. It just needs to kill fewer than ~35,000 Americans per year to be a better driver than the average American.

I, for one, can't wait to sleep on my way to and from work and go out and drink as much as I want without having to pick my car up the next day. Hell, the sensors and programs are already surely safer than I am on my average commute, on which I wake up holding a steering wheel multiple tims...

 

[Doogles]

I was told Teslas take no maintenance.

Apparently brakes and shit are not a thing anymore

I saw a self driving Tesla online. It picked these people up from Costco. It did horrible. It was hard to watch. I would be too impatient for that bullshit.

I would not be impatient at all because I'd either be asleep or drunk as fuck. The mistake people make about self-driving cars is that everyone believes they're an awesome driver even though they follow too close and text and eat and fuck with the stereo while they drive. People are waiting for self-driving cars to be perfectly safe before they accept it, but that's both unrealistic and stupid. It just needs to kill fewer than ~35,000 Americans per year to be a better driver than the average American.

I, for one, can't wait to sleep on my way to and from work and go out and drink as much as I want without having to pick my car up the next day. Hell, the sensors and programs are already surely safer than I am on my average commute, on which I wake up holding a steering wheel multiple tims...

Human error is human error, but when the machine kills people it's a liability nightmare, even if you're right and it's implementation actually saves more lives.

 

[89ute]

I was told Teslas take no maintenance.

Apparently brakes and shit are not a thing anymore

I saw a self driving Tesla online. It picked these people up from Costco. It did horrible. It was hard to watch. I would be too impatient for that bullshit.

I would not be impatient at all because I'd either be asleep or drunk as fuck. The mistake people make about self-driving cars is that everyone believes they're an awesome driver even though they follow too close and text and eat and fuck with the stereo while they drive. People are waiting for self-driving cars to be perfectly safe before they accept it, but that's both unrealistic and stupid. It just needs to kill fewer than ~35,000 Americans per year to be a better driver than the average American.

I, for one, can't wait to sleep on my way to and from work and go out and drink as much as I want without having to pick my car up the next day. Hell, the sensors and programs are already surely safer than I am on my average commute, on which I wake up holding a steering wheel multiple tims...

Human error is human error, but when the machine kills people it's a liability nightmare, even if you're right and it's implementation actually saves more lives.

Sad, but true. Human drivers suck, as mentioned above. Adaptation may swing this thinking eventually. I have watched newspapers, magazines and land lines become extinct, thinking the whole time "no way." I have now dropped my boomer thinking and know driver-less cars are coming. Keep your eye on Tesla insurance. Someone (Elon) thinks that Teslas are going to be in far less accidents than other vehicles. Although still not driver less, far superior to what is out there.

 

[Baseman]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Look forward, not backwards. Tesla does not have anything close to the manufacturing capacity required to become the #1 car producer. GM, Ford, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota...the list goes on and on...all are rolling out massive EV lineups over the next three model years. Tesla has no chance of competing over the long-run as anything more than a brand equivalent to Volvo.

Yes, look forward, not backwards. Your giving Elon "three model years" of more runway to continues to outpace Legacy while Legacy sits idle. Within a few months Telsa will go from 1 to 4 production plants. How many more EV plants will Tesla have in three model years?

I don't see Legacy "crushing" Tesla, I just don't. I don't see Legacy building a better EV either, especially over the next 3-5 years, no way.

Ford builds more trucks in a year than Tesla can produce across all of its models. They are still tiny in the overall industry.

Have you sat in a Tesla before? Maybe you own one...the build quality is pretty lousy (as noted by experts, not my opinion) and the interiors are cheap and spartan (spartan by design, but most people will not accept that). Also, is anyone noticing that the Model S has not been re-designed for 12+ years? They can't get away with that forever. Model 3 is already four years old and still looks exactly the same.

I think Tesla builds a cool product and has carved out a loyal following. They aren't going away, but I have serious doubts that they'll ever be on par with Ford or GM. Ford is already selling the Mach-E and has the Lightning F-150 releasing in a few months (who in their right mind would buy a Cybertruck over that?). Jeep has its 4xE models which are apparently doing well. GM has the Bolt and will have its entire fleet electrified in the coming years, starting with the new Hummer lineup.

I've owned the model S for 6 years and it's the best car I've ever owned and it's not close. I've owned BMW, Audi, Infinity, Ford, VW and Acura. I've never had a mechanical issue, am still on the original brakes and I have 230,000 miles on it. The reason I bought it is obvious and I took advantage of massive federal and state incentives as well as lifetime free charging. Did I mention it's fun as fuck to drive?

So you bought six years ago. When will you buy again? Musk needs your revenue, sooner than later before the environmental credits expire.

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

Cybertruck is delayed. Not a surprise.
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/difficult-tesla-cybertruck-postponed-2022

 

[RoadTrip]

Who else is making products like them??

Nio, Workhorse, Nikola, etc.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g36278968/best-selling-evs-of-2021/

Your google must not be working.

No one holds a candle to Tesla.

The #1 selling EV is Tesla model Y. 76,426 sold so far in 2021. Add up all the others on the list of top 12 not named Tesla you get 64,841.

Add up all the Teslas on the list you get 139,297.

Tesla is double all other EVs combined.

You're looking at the future dominant car manufacturer in the world. And yeah, they aren't even a car company.

Look forward, not backwards. Tesla does not have anything close to the manufacturing capacity required to become the #1 car producer. GM, Ford, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota...the list goes on and on...all are rolling out massive EV lineups over the next three model years. Tesla has no chance of competing over the long-run as anything more than a brand equivalent to Volvo.

Yes, look forward, not backwards. Your giving Elon "three model years" of more runway to continues to outpace Legacy while Legacy sits idle. Within a few months Telsa will go from 1 to 4 production plants. How many more EV plants will Tesla have in three model years?

I don't see Legacy "crushing" Tesla, I just don't. I don't see Legacy building a better EV either, especially over the next 3-5 years, no way.

Ford builds more trucks in a year than Tesla can produce across all of its models. They are still tiny in the overall industry.

Have you sat in a Tesla before? Maybe you own one...the build quality is pretty lousy (as noted by experts, not my opinion) and the interiors are cheap and spartan (spartan by design, but most people will not accept that). Also, is anyone noticing that the Model S has not been re-designed for 12+ years? They can't get away with that forever. Model 3 is already four years old and still looks exactly the same.

I think Tesla builds a cool product and has carved out a loyal following. They aren't going away, but I have serious doubts that they'll ever be on par with Ford or GM. Ford is already selling the Mach-E and has the Lightning F-150 releasing in a few months (who in their right mind would buy a Cybertruck over that?). Jeep has its 4xE models which are apparently doing well. GM has the Bolt and will have its entire fleet electrified in the coming years, starting with the new Hummer lineup.

I've owned the model S for 6 years and it's the best car I've ever owned and it's not close. I've owned BMW, Audi, Infinity, Ford, VW and Acura. I've never had a mechanical issue, am still on the original brakes and I have 230,000 miles on it. The reason I bought it is obvious and I took advantage of massive federal and state incentives as well as lifetime free charging. Did I mention it's fun as fuck to drive?

So you bought six years ago. When will you buy again? Musk needs your revenue, sooner than later before the environmental credits expire.

I'll wait another 2-3 years and pick up a used Plaid version with something like 30K miles on it. But if Audi, Porche or another manufacturer puts something out that's better, I'll look at that too. If you haven't driven a performance, electric vehicle, you're in for a shock at how quick/fast they are. It feels like taking off on the best roller coaster you've ever been on.