I'm new at this. Who put money into TLSA expecting a short-term positive return, though? That's what I don't get. Google, or Apple, I could understand. Tesla? Seems silly.

Buying stock into Tesla should definitely be a 5-10 year move. I think Tesla will become the next Ford/GM of US (Ford as in the initial market innovator, GM as in the eventual market leader), simply because they are the ones moving the market forward, and the others don't really have the ambition or even the know-how to catch-up or surpass Tesla in making great electric cars.

Well, I can see people assuming Tesla's plan was to get bought by some major car company within a few years. Those people are probably realizing that isn't the plan about now, and getting out.