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In response to
"Those last two things are the biggies. Tesla is an energy company (production, storage, use) and their big gamble right now is"
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TWuG, neck model
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In addition, Tesla only "loses" money in the way that Amazon "loses" money. It's all plowed into building capacity and infrastructure.
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TWuG, neck model (aka TWuG)
Nov 17 '17, 08:31
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They continue to open Superchargers (10,000 total by year end worldwide), construct the Gigafactory where production of Li ion cells will exceed the production of all other manufacturers combined next year.
They continue to improve the Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo which is where solar cell manufacturing takes place.
Their supercharger network is a HUGE selling point that no other auto maker has even attempted. VW has a minuscule network in the works, but most car makers are working on the old model of someone else being responsible for the fueling infrastructure. Yeah, the Chevy Bolt is great, but the public charging infrastructure is piecemeal and the available chargers and charge rates vary wildly. You probably could take a carefully planned cross-country trip in one, but nowhere near as easily as in a Tesla.
Tesla is also opening urban charging centers with the high power wall charges and a smaller supercharger with a lower total output.
So when naysayers say "Tesla is poring money into the 3 and have barely made any" they miss all the supporting infrastructure and assets that that money has built. The money isn't going into a hole, it's creating tangible assets. It's why they can still get credit at good terms.
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