Re:Tesla short sellers $2B in the red for June as shares soar
by jryle70 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:43PM
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> EVs are now, and for several years into the future, a small part of GMs story. They are Tesla's whole story. So, yes, GM can afford to be less specific—heck, even less certain—of exactly what they are going to do in the EV market.
Not sure I understand your logic. Every business bar none likes to be seen as forward looking, future proof. The fact that GM keeps mum about their sole EV offering means they are behind Tesla, and likely others such as Nissan on this front. If they weren't I don't see why they couldn't say they'd make 500K of it by end of 2020, for example.
Re:Tesla short sellers $2B in the red for June as shares soar
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @09:11PM
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Because then you’d find out the Bolt is a compliance car and they’re unable to scale their EV production in any appreciable manner in the short term.
EVs are now, and for several years into the future, a small part of GMs story. They are Tesla's whole story. So, yes, GM can afford to be less specific—heck, even less certain—of exactly what they are going to do in the EV market.
> Netflix won't tell shareholders viewing numbers for any of their shows
Netflix doesn't sell individual views of shows, nor does it sell products (e.g., advertising) to customers on the basis of any show’s viewership; that's about as relevant a stat for Netflix as the number of ceiling tiles in the headquarters building is for Tesla.
Tesla sells electric cars, and a very small number of models of them.