by 2cynykyl on 5/4/24, 3:00 PM
I am so happy that the author of this piece clearly states, right up front, that ElMu did not actually found Tesla! The marketing aimed to perpetuate this misunderstanding has always irked me...and led the entire world to believe stupid things about this guy.
by chriscappuccio on 5/4/24, 5:06 PM
It was obvious these bad times would come for Tesla. Without Musk it would have never come because there would have been nothing like Tesla in its current form. Now that it's happening, of course the reasonable question is can they navigate the murky waters? Is Tesla strong enough to survive? The article asks, why didn't Musk spin off the supercharging company instead of firing everyone? The article also answers its own question by saying supercharging is a huge money sink and less important now that other companies are building out supercharging networks with reciprocal agreements back to Tesla. Making the charging port a standard was pretty smart in retrospect. But we all know standards are incredibly useful to incumbents. Musk and his teams made Tesla into an incumbent from scratch. Now can they stay alive when the era of cheap money is over?
by bdhrisvf on 5/4/24, 3:41 PM
Another thread for pathetic musk haters to have their highlight of the day?