I’m enjoying this. Also Musk went out and said that he wants barriers on trade or else the Chinese companies will dominate the market.
I thought Musk would be happy, because he truly wants to save the planet doesn’t he? It shouldn’t matter if he or someone else makes the best electric cars then?
I don’t think the word “Charlatan” has ever applied to anyone more aptly than Musk.
Nah, a charlatan has class. Musk doesn’t.
Musk is in the process of destroying Tesla.
Maybe Twitter first, we will see I guess. Worst manager ever.
Guess alienating your primary target demographic and trying to turn angry climate change denying conservatives into Tesla buyers wasn’t a genius move.
Yeah hard to imagine Musk’s new right wing fanbase being willing to buy electric cars even if they’re made by him.
The dumbest guy I know was going to buy a Tesla because he’s a right wing extremist and wanted to support Elon, but he couldn’t afford it. He blamed Joe Biden even though he retired early and blew his retirement payout on lottery tickets and cigarettes.
It hurt itself in its confusion… Constantly… Repeatedly… Consistently… Over and over and over and over again… For as long as it lived.
I really always wonder how these people manage to survive. Even breathing must be an intellectual drain for them.
It was very obvious 2024 was not going to meet the 50% goal and they’ve been warning us for years about it.
50% with some years over and some years under based on when we do vehicle launches is what they’ve been saying for quite a long time now.
The only way 2024 was ever going to be above that trend line, or even in its vicinity is if the Gen 3 platform launched, and it’s been clear for over a year now this wasn’t happening in 2024.
Probably like mid 2022 this was the obvious outcome for 2024.
And yet everyone is acting like the sky is falling.
The sky is falling when gen 3 comes out and it doesn’t sell well at reasonable profit. If it sells with reasonable profit, everyone is going to be hospitalized with whiplash as they start spiking deliveries again and March their way to 7-10 million vehicles based off the platform (multiple vehicles in the platform)
But ya, 2024 is a dud year. It’s been a dud year vehicle wise for over a year already.
My sky is not falling, I hope the stock price hits 108 again though so I can buy the turds stock and make bank. :)
If it goes that low before gen 3 is out, I hope I got cash available.
If it goes that low after gen 3 comes out and fails, not so much!
Can we please have those cheap Chinese EVs flood the market??
Which ones are cheap again?
How much of it can be attributed to Elon alienating potential buyers? Every shareholder must be thinking this.
A lot. Also, since he’s been busy spreading hate on Xitter, Telsa has notably lacked direction and focus. They’ve just been coasting for the past three years or so. Time for a new CEO.
Could it be because among affluent, environmentally conscious consumers, it’s no longer cool to be driving a car made by an unhinged right-wing narcissist?
Musk said on the earnings call that his concern would be, given his current shareholding, that he will have “so little influence” in the future that some major shareholder could strip away his control or make a bad decision.
Or could it be a consequence of dumping shares to fund a megalomaniacal need to own a social media platform?
bad decisions, like making a truck that looks like… that…
I’d say it’s more that he’s saturated the early adopter market. Selling to a more cost and quality conscious market is harder. The fact consumer reports rates their cars less reliable than McDonald’s ice cream machines is a bigger problem than Musk’s ego.
Might be different over there, but here Teslas are a great deal. There aren’t yet a lot of cheaper cars than the model 3, and none can beat the range at its price. Compared to Volkswagen, you get a prettier car, with more range and a heck of a lot better infotainment system, as well as some neat included features (like heated seats)
A) There are way cheaper alternatives, with better build quality
B) A Tesla will flat out lie to you about its range
Electric cars generally have heated seats. Since heat doesn’t come as a free byproduct, it’s more efficient to keep occupants warm by heating the seats than the air.
I have no major issues with my car but for the money, the build quality was crappy. It’s not what you’d expect for a car of that cost.
I’m not entirely sure how to phrase this, but… Today there are choices…
“or make a bad decision” is hilarious. Like say, insist that the company spend 4 years developing a bizarrely impractical truck that Elton himself said they “dug their own grave” with?
Musk said, adding that he’s “not looking for additional economics; I just want to be an effective steward of powerful technology.”
Oh yes, we all believe this techno Jesus crap at this point. Right.
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He could, and has shown that he will disable the car if you make a mean tweet about him. Stay away…
I think Volvo Recharge models are better than Tesla anyway. :)
Much higher quality, much more quiet inside, and Volvo actually knows how to make a car.
