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Tesla is not just a company that builds really cool electric cars. Tesla is an idea. Tesla is a thought that has occoured to millions of people who just didn't have the resources or the know how to proceed with developing a better solution to a problem that billions of people face every day. Tesla has built a vehicle that is based on centuries of innovation, and in the process, developed the most recent answer to a question we've been asking since time began: How do I get from where I am to where I want to be?
That's all well and good, but none of that guarantees a successful company. Great ideas and sunshine wont help if some major recall or horrible accident causes a huge dent in public image for example... In that case, the boats going to sink, no matter how many kittens and rainbows are onboard.
Maybe I was being a little too poetically optimistic. Some people really like the charged words and enthusiasm.
You're right though. If "scientists" come out with a study that says driving a Tesla causes cancer we can add it to the list of products that cause cancer and watch Tesla Motors go down in flames. There will be no one to provide the warranty, and you wont be able to drive your $80,000 cancer mobile. It's best not to risk throwing your hat over the wall for the good of mankind and just stick with what you know.
Texas entrepreneur Stephen Wynne started a separate company in 1995 using the "DeLorean Motor Company" name and shortly thereafter acquired the trademark on the stylized "DMC" logo as well as the remaining parts inventory of the original DeLorean Motor Company. The company, at its suburban Houston, Texas location, completes newly assembled cars from new original stock (NOS) parts, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and reproduction parts on a "made to order" basis using existing Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plates. Technically, there are no "new" DeLoreans, only remanufactured original cars.
Tesla is going to sell 20,000 cars a year into a market of 30+ million cars.
Fearmongers can say lots of stupid lies and scare lots of sheep, I think there will still be 20,000 smart people who see through it and buy the cars.
I feel it is very likely that Tesla will sell all their cars, any difficulty they run into will be because of cost overruns.
If Tesla does run into financial trouble, I am very confident that they will get bought by a larger car company and not die.
IMO the biggest danger to Tesla now is regulatory or political....- and other automakers move into the EV market - ....
Didn't Elon's speech at the factory tour hint at oil companies being the concern?
Sure did. It came across a bit funny to me... I started looking for my tin foil hat. ....
Fortunately, Nissan's been hitting the Leaf adds pretty heavily on prime time shows (and NFL games), which can only help the cause of EVs in general.I don't have to know any specifics at all to believe that Elon is absolutely correct about that. I don't doubt a bit that oil companies are contributing to the negative press, although not necessarily publicly.