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Counterpoint: Elon, in retrospect, called the Lotus Elise strategy "super dumb." [1] 1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2018/09/18/elon-musk-converti
by ashleyn 6y ago
Counterpoint: Elon, in retrospect, called the Lotus Elise strategy "super dumb." [1]
1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2018/09/18/elon-musk-converting-lotus-elise-to-build-the-tesla-roadster-was-a-super-dumb-strategy/#b39b12d540fe https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2018/09/18/elon-mu...
- syspec 6y agoThat may be true, for practical reasons, but it gave Tesla that "sexy" car image right off the bat. That was probably invaluable, because their next cars kind of looked like boring sedans yet the image persisted