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They’re seeing a future of fully autonomous electric vehicles. To Elon’s point the Model S has been out since 2013 and there’s still nothing as good on the mar
by fossuser 8y ago
They’re seeing a future of fully autonomous electric vehicles.
To Elon’s point the Model S has been out since 2013 and there’s still nothing as good on the market from any other manufacturer.
They have a huge head start to say nothing of their charging network and the issues legacy brands will have fighting with dealers.
- robocat 8y ago> Model S has been out since 2013 and there’s still nothing as good on the market from any other manufacturer. Sales of the S are flat and the profits hardly make a dent towards my suggested $5 billion earnings. > They have a huge head start In some areas. Hybrid cars have much of the same technology and no charging station limitations - they compete with full electrics. Hybrids sold 4 million in US 2016 compared to Japan's 5 million sold. > To say nothing of their charging network and the issues legacy brands will have fighting with dealers. Sure, but it looks like Tesla needs say 10x more sales to get $5 billion earnings. Another competitor only needs to deploy a little faster to catch up.