Tesla races past $100B in market valuation

Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by gowld on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:28PM (#22119742)

Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda sell 10 as many cars to the vast majority of people who will never be able to afford Teslas, and the cars work long-term.

https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2019-u-s-auto-sales-figures-by...

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability-owner-satisf...

> When the Model 3 first came out in 2017, Consumer Reports gave it an average predicted reliability score based on the survey results at the time about the Model S... The car maintained its average score for predicted reliability in October 2018... The new survey data shows that the car has dropped from average to below-average reliability.

> The Tesla Model S lost CR’s recommendation in October 2018 largely because of suspension problems.

> The Model X SUV has always had below-average reliability through its lifespan,

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Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by sillysaurusx on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:33PM (#22119808)

Ford’s autobiography is good. One thing I learned from it is that the trajectory of Ford matched Tesla’s.

Ford started out making cars for the high end. No one wanted cars until they could win races. Then everybody wanted cars.

Tesla is a luxury brand for now. Will it be in a decade? I wouldn’t take that bet.

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