You're right that a higher market cap is one definition of success. Keeping it high is another. Electrification of human transport is another. I suspect he w

You're right that a higher market cap is one definition of success. Keeping it high is another. Electrification of human transport is another. I suspect he wants it all, and having a higher market cap right now is a way to get the other two - TSLA raised a massive amount of capital off of their high valuation.