TSLA Investor Discussions

[AnOutsider]

This is just wrong.

• Many people who buy expensive things are cheap.
  
• The car is $49,000 if desired. It's not a Roadster.

He DID say 100k. If you're stretching to fit into 49k entry level, you're not buying 100k cars. I'm with citizen on this one. if you're buying at the top tier of the Tesla lineup, you're not likely to be worrying about saving $xk over y miles.

[Citizen-T]

Sorry, guess I should have been more specific. AnOutsider captured my meaning the best: individuals that are in the premium car market, are (on the average) less sensitive to small fluctuations in the price of gas (in my example a 25 cent change).

I am 100% on board with the thesis that the long-term march to $8 or $10 or $20 or whatever number you want to use makes EVs more attractive to larger groups of people, I was just making a snarky comment about traders that buy and sell TSLA and other alternative transportation stocks because oil went from $100 to $95 this week (again, use whatever small increments you want here).

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The original question is:

Originally Posted by Mile Erlic
How relevant is the price of gas to the success of Tesla? Is a de-coupling about to occur?

The question asks about the success of "Tesla" .

Tesla sells a single car that ranges from $49,000 to +$100K When I am standing next to a Roadster and tell someone that Tesla now has a new car coming out I stress that the new sedan base price is HALF the cost of Roadster -because it can be. This is important. Tesla is working at making electric cars more affordable and portraying the Model S a $100K car is off-message.

For those stretching to buy a $49K Tesla because a Leaf does not do it for them then gasoline prices are very likely to be part of their decision

[AnOutsider]

For those stretching to buy a $49K Tesla because a Leaf does not do it for them then gasoline prices are very likely to be part of their decision

I think we agree there kind sir.

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I think we agree there kind sir.

Ahhhh, bending like a reed in the wind....

[Robert.Boston]

Tesla is down because the market is down. TSLA seems to have a high beta, I.e. when the market goes down, TSLA goes down even more.

[Teslawisher]

Thanks!
I'm relatively new to the market, so learning all the phrases and abbreviations helps!

[daniel]

True, it'll matter a lot more to the Gen3 buyers a few years from now. Especially if Tesla can create a little "equivalent monthly expenses" app that shows the Gen3 versus an ICE. Something like:

Lease/payment = EV $X1, ICE X2
Fuel = $Y1, Y2
Total = $Z1, Z2

People will be able to quickly see the monthly expense for an EV is at least on par. They could do that now, but as you said, it's perhaps not as big a factor right now, particularly for the early adopters buying the more expensive 85kWh Model S.

I'll bet there's someone reading this who could create such an app. I'm not that person. But it would be a great idea.

Back to main topic... TSLA dipping back to under $30 today. Is this the "newness" of the delivery announcements wearing off? Am going to be very interested in how prices react after those June and into July deliveries take place.

It really seems as though when there's a sharp rise, it rises too much and then settles back, and when there's a sharp drop, it drops too much and then bounces back. (By "too much" I mean more than the market wants to settle at for the time being.)

That's just how it looks to me. I don't understand the market. I only bought TSLA because I love my car and I think Tesla is doing good for the nation and the world.

[Doug_G]

Not to get Facebook into the thread again, but...

Cars for Facebook billionaires (yes, they're still rich) - Tesla Model S (2) - CNNMoney

Due out soon, the Tesla Model S would allow a Facebook billionaire to "shop local" while also keeping it green. Tesla headquarters is just a short drive away and the Model S runs purely on electricity. And, with prices starting at under $60,000, it will be only moderately pricey.

Also, it's got a huge touch-screen inside with full Web access. That way, Facebookers can keep up on all their friends' updates even while driving, should they choose to. We hope they'll pull over first, though.

[zack]

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sigh.