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And you are basing this on what exactly? Please elaborate.

• chmaynard 9y ago
  When Tesla decided to proceed with the Model 3 project, the most sensible course of action would have been to partner with a large auto maker who knew how to build and service a mass-market automobile. The obvious choice would have been Toyota, a company that had wasted years on fuel cell technology and needed to pivot quickly towards electric vehicles. Toyota had the manufacturing expertise and Tesla had the technology. Together they could have rocked the market. Instead, Musk insulted and mocked Toyota management, making a collaboration unlikely. That was a serious mistake.
  • mgiannopoulos 9y ago
    Tesla never had any plans to be only a "car tech" company. If Musk was "sensible" he wouldn't even have started the company in the first place.
    • mikeash 9y ago
      And he definitely wouldn’t have started a rocket company.
  • greglindahl 9y ago
    Tesla and Toyota already had a collaboration that was destroyed by Tesla refusing to remove "one pedal driving" from the drivetrain of the Tesla-powered Rav4. Also, Toyota has been pushing fuel cells over batteries for a long time. So no, it doesn't look like Tesla passed up your obvious choice.