Re:Hyperloop Freight is a Joke
by crdoconnor on Sunday October 30, 2016 @09:53PM
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>but for now tesla only turns a profit as a car company coupled with government incentives.
Subsidies and protective tariffs are the norm in the auto market.
It would put any car company that didn't get them at a significant disadvantage.
Re:Hyperloop Freight is a Joke
by zerooneinfinity on Sunday October 30, 2016 @11:05PM
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In terms of their mission statement which is convince people that electric cars can be 'cool', practical and inexpensive he has succeeded much more than you are giving him and the people at Tesla credit for.
fair enough, but its a different metric of success. :)
Re:Hyperloop Freight is a Joke
by emodendroket on Monday October 31, 2016 @06:48AM
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Cool maybe, practical and inexpensive I'm not so sure about.
year over year grown >50% seems a lot for a car company.
Re:Hyperloop Freight is a Joke
by thesimpsons1022 on Sunday October 30, 2016 @11:07PM
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If I build 2 cars last year and sell 3 this year then I bet you'd be really impressed huh?
one day it might be, and more generally i do hope that we see more progress in the electric car world... but for now tesla only turns a profit as a car company coupled with government incentives. even then, outside of the US (and inside actually) their market share is tiny or zero with very little growth. saying that it doesn't even exist is a very good approximation to reality... if you ignore tech focused news articles and the like at least.
i wouldn't call that a success just yet... as much as we may admire the mission.