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Musk's Nazi salute is going to go down in history as one of the stupidest things a businessman has ever done. The second stupidest thing he did was build a hug

Musk's Nazi salute is going to go down in history as one of the stupidest things a businessman has ever done. The second stupidest thing he did was build a huge EV manufacturing academy for the Chinese. I always thought this was odd --- he could have farmed out select parts and pieces to China manufacturing with the final assembly in Europe but he went all in --- and helped accelerate China surpassing him. It reminds me of a line from a movie, "Look at you now, you stupid fvck".

fsloth 1y ago
If you take Musk for his word massive expansion of EV automotive was his main goal all the time regardless who makes the cars. In that narrative BYD expansion is a win - validation&healthy competition. Ofc the impact to Tesla-as-a-business is a different matter.
- jqpabc123 1y ago
  BYD absorbed everything it could from Tesla and then surpassed them on just about every front --- units sold, revenue earned, overall value, quality, battery tech, even self driving capability. Instead of the teacher, Musk is now the student. https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/electrification/from-battery-maker-to-ev-leader-byds-strategic-rise/46813.article https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/electrifica... https://eletric-vehicles.com/byd/byd-rolls-out-in-house-self-driving-system-for-mass-market-evs/ https://eletric-vehicles.com/byd/byd-rolls-out-in-house-self...
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suraci 1y ago
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- jqpabc123 1y ago
  Have __the Chinese__ said thank you once? Should they? They didn't ask Tesla and Apple for anything. And Tesla/Apple didn't offer just to be nice. They did it for only one reason --- selfish greed/profit. They used China for short term gain and China used them for longer term gain. It's just that we have now moved into the longer term of this mutually abusive relationship. No "thank you" offered or due either way in my opinion.

fsloth 1y ago

If you take Musk for his word massive expansion of EV automotive was his main goal all the time regardless who makes the cars. In that narrative BYD expansion is a win - validation&healthy competition. Ofc the impact to Tesla-as-a-business is a different matter.

jqpabc123 1y ago
BYD absorbed everything it could from Tesla and then surpassed them on just about every front --- units sold, revenue earned, overall value, quality, battery tech, even self driving capability. Instead of the teacher, Musk is now the student. https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/electrification/from-battery-maker-to-ev-leader-byds-strategic-rise/46813.article https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/electrifica... https://eletric-vehicles.com/byd/byd-rolls-out-in-house-self-driving-system-for-mass-market-evs/ https://eletric-vehicles.com/byd/byd-rolls-out-in-house-self...

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suraci 1y ago

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jqpabc123 1y ago
Have __the Chinese__ said thank you once? Should they? They didn't ask Tesla and Apple for anything. And Tesla/Apple didn't offer just to be nice. They did it for only one reason --- selfish greed/profit. They used China for short term gain and China used them for longer term gain. It's just that we have now moved into the longer term of this mutually abusive relationship. No "thank you" offered or due either way in my opinion.