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They did two things incredibly well-- marketing, and top-notch engineering of core components which pushed both battery management and electric drivetrain tech
by slfnflctd 9y ago
They did two things incredibly well-- marketing, and top-notch engineering of core components which pushed both battery management and electric drivetrain tech forward.
Other than that, it's been a mixed bag. Personally I love what Musk has accomplished with SpaceX, but Tesla is more worrisome. The autopilot thing has been handled badly, their treatment of employees is apparently not stellar, and they seem to view their customers similarly to how Apple views theirs, only worse.
Time will tell how it all plays out. I would hesitate to call the odds either way, though; that is one unpredictable CEO.
- syshum 9y ago>>Time will tell how it all plays out. Bankruptcy most likely, once the big boys get off their ass Telsa is done, at least as a Auto manufacturer. 5 years tops before they are on the verge, 10 years before they are either out of the Automobile Manufacturing market (licensing their name to one of the Big Car Companies who actually make the cars) or are bankrupt Their Future may be in Technology (battery, Auto Pilot, etc) that they can sell to other companies, unless they refuse to do that in which case Bankruptcy
- carlmr 9y agoI think it's most likely one of the conglomerates will buy it up once it's cheap enough. The brand name alone has value.