Oh I agree, but Tesla's value seems to be in the IP at the moment, not automobile production. That's why VW would have been such an ideal partner, because VW k

Oh I agree, but Tesla's value seems to be in the IP at the moment, not automobile production. That's why VW would have been such an ideal partner, because VW knows mass automobile production (but Musk nixed it). SpaceX is great too but I would say it's still a little too early to say it's as successful as Paypal was.