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My understanding is that the competition is quickly catching up to Tesla, while Tesla has made many promises over time and under-delivered on them. Teslas remai

by nusl 2y ago

My understanding is that the competition is quickly catching up to Tesla, while Tesla has made many promises over time and under-delivered on them. Teslas remain expensive and many folks may not want to pay that, though I've also read that most folks that wanted a Tesla have a Tesla, so their client base is shrinking. Elon himself negatively contributes to this with his words, promises, and actions. He doesn't do himself or his companies any favors there. I also feel that Elon's handling of Twitter may be used as an idea of what he might do to Tesla with regards to ruthless layoffs and stiffing employees on severance etc. I recall that he also enforced a live-at-work requirement, effectively.

oblio 2y ago
Tesla doesn't have a cheap car. For a lot of the world a car that in practice starts at about $40k is just too expensive. In Europe for example the best sold cars are around $20-25-30k, max. You can only sell so many cars by selling to the top 20% of the market.
consp 2y ago
> I recall that he also enforced a live-at-work requirement, effectively He models everyone after his image of himself. Maybe he should include the deliriums as well.
rchaud 2y ago
The difference is that Twitter employees managed a flow of user-generated content, they didn't actually make things. Tesla firing 10k factory workers and now the charging unit tells me they might be making a major retreat away from manufacturing.
nunez 2y ago
The competition has caught up in everything but autonomy and charging flexibility. Tesla (being forced in) opening their Supercharging network will resolve the second problem. Tesla is, unfortunately, still the market leader for partial autonomous driving. But I see that changing within the next five years. I've driven many EVs. With the way things are going, our next vehicles will not be Teslas.

by nusl 2y ago

oblio 2y ago

Tesla doesn't have a cheap car. For a lot of the world a car that in practice starts at about $40k is just too expensive. In Europe for example the best sold cars are around $20-25-30k, max. You can only sell so many cars by selling to the top 20% of the market.

consp 2y ago

> I recall that he also enforced a live-at-work requirement, effectively He models everyone after his image of himself. Maybe he should include the deliriums as well.

rchaud 2y ago

The difference is that Twitter employees managed a flow of user-generated content, they didn't actually make things. Tesla firing 10k factory workers and now the charging unit tells me they might be making a major retreat away from manufacturing.

nunez 2y ago

The competition has caught up in everything but autonomy and charging flexibility. Tesla (being forced in) opening their Supercharging network will resolve the second problem. Tesla is, unfortunately, still the market leader for partial autonomous driving. But I see that changing within the next five years. I've driven many EVs. With the way things are going, our next vehicles will not be Teslas.