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I think the idea is that this isn't a new problem for Musk and it hasn't actually stopped his companies from hitting milestones, albeit late.
by 0xcde4c3db 9y ago
I think the idea is that this isn't a new problem for Musk and it hasn't actually stopped his companies from hitting milestones, albeit late.
- heavenlyblue 9y agoThe only question is if his milestones are actually any better than the milestones for the most of the market. Blitzkrieg only works if the other parties do not take it into account.
- Robotbeat 9y agoConsidering Tesla is outselling all the other electric car makers (edit: in developed countries) and still ramping up, I’d say it’s working.
- sfifs 9y agoPretty sure BYD beats Tesla in EV numbers. I'm already seeing EV fleet taxis in Asian cities. https://www.google.com.sg/amp/s/insideevs.com/byd-1-world-plug-in-electric-car-sales-beats-tesla/amp/ https://www.google.com.sg/amp/s/insideevs.com/byd-1-world-pl...
- Robotbeat 9y agoChina, sure. I believe that. But the car standards are different. These cars are not available in the west because they do not meet standards of developed countries. (Not saying they won't, eventually! I expect BYD and other Chinese firms to eventually be competing in the West as well.)
- shanghaiaway 9y agoTake your racist BS to another message board. All EV busses in Sweden are BYD. They're popular throughout Europe.
- Robotbeat 9y agoMy comment intended no racism whatsoever, just acknowledging the current state of the Chinese automobile market, and I acknowledged this was only temporary. You are correct about buses, though. BYD is dominating everyone else in electric buses.
- Robotbeat 9y agoJust checked, and Tesla now beats even BYD, although it’s close. Tesla sold more in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018 (each at just under 30,000) than BYD, so recently they have even eclipsed BYD: https://insideevs.com/byd-increases-plug-in-car-sales-to-over-13000-in-march/ https://insideevs.com/byd-increases-plug-in-car-sales-to-ove...
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