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Pretty sure you'd have to steal tesla, spacex, etc from Elon's cold dead hands -- he's too attached to the companies at a core emotional level. There's no way h

Pretty sure you'd have to steal tesla, spacex, etc from Elon's cold dead hands -- he's too attached to the companies at a core emotional level. There's no way he just decides..think I'm gonna sell Tesla today...if the price is right...

Spooky23 10y ago
What's Tesla's real endgame? There are literally dozens of car companies, who are figuring out how to make electrics. The Tesla value is largely in the brand.
- cat199 10y ago
  Pinky: What are we going to do tomorrow night? Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world! - Pinky & The Brain
- RKoutnik 10y ago
  > What's Tesla's real endgame? Batteries. If no one buys Tesla cars but all the car makers buy Tesla batteries, Tesla still wins. Gigafactory 1 at full production will be making about as many batteries as the entire planet produced in 2016. They're already working on Gigafactory 2. This is why they released all their patents - Tesla wins if electric cars win in general. Doesn't need to be Tesla cars. (Disclaimer: I own a moderate amount of TSLA, specifically because I think investors missed this point)
  - csours 10y ago
    I am highly doubtful of this. Automotive suppliers are famous for running on razor thin margins.
  - _pmf_ 10y ago
    Daimler held a significant amount of Tesla stock for this reason, but dropped it when they discovered that there's no magic behind the smoke and mirrors.
- treehau5 10y ago
  > What's Tesla's real endgame? To be the catalyst for change, at least as an outsider looking in. Showing electric cars can be mainstream, and set the blueprint for others to follow (which they are, which is why Elon did this https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you). Making lots of cash, adding shareholder value, etc, are all added bonuses, but not the objective. Good on them.
- danielhooper 10y ago
  None of those dozen other car companies were able to make an electric vehicle that people actually cared about.

Spooky23 10y ago

What's Tesla's real endgame? There are literally dozens of car companies, who are figuring out how to make electrics. The Tesla value is largely in the brand.

cat199 10y ago
Pinky: What are we going to do tomorrow night? Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world! - Pinky & The Brain
RKoutnik 10y ago
> What's Tesla's real endgame? Batteries. If no one buys Tesla cars but all the car makers buy Tesla batteries, Tesla still wins. Gigafactory 1 at full production will be making about as many batteries as the entire planet produced in 2016. They're already working on Gigafactory 2. This is why they released all their patents - Tesla wins if electric cars win in general. Doesn't need to be Tesla cars. (Disclaimer: I own a moderate amount of TSLA, specifically because I think investors missed this point)
- csours 10y ago
  I am highly doubtful of this. Automotive suppliers are famous for running on razor thin margins.
- _pmf_ 10y ago
  Daimler held a significant amount of Tesla stock for this reason, but dropped it when they discovered that there's no magic behind the smoke and mirrors.
treehau5 10y ago
> What's Tesla's real endgame? To be the catalyst for change, at least as an outsider looking in. Showing electric cars can be mainstream, and set the blueprint for others to follow (which they are, which is why Elon did this https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you). Making lots of cash, adding shareholder value, etc, are all added bonuses, but not the objective. Good on them.
danielhooper 10y ago
None of those dozen other car companies were able to make an electric vehicle that people actually cared about.