Musk is a con man, go get him Martin. We all hope you knock this douche down a few rungs.

In this case, they’re probably talking quarters rather than the entire life of the company.

I view Tesla as a catalyzing company. Even if their production line doesn’t result in tremendous positive environmental impact, it lights a fire under larger automakers.

(And who can fault a guy who’s making electric cars AND replacements for the space shuttles?! ^^)

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As for profitable, they mean that the company will begin to make money from the sale of vehicles. It may take time for them to make back all the money that has been invested, but that’s the nature of investment. (Investors are betting on the long-term viability of the company, not that they will get a lump-sum payment.)

regardless of battery chemistry, an alternative to ICE must be found,

chase

“The fact that we are on the verge of delivering HIS CAR and he is increasing his attacks causes me to wonder whether we will ever be free from these unceasing attacks on the company.”

I agree with you on Musk. He is not a savior. However, he had enough experience to cover his own tail if things go wrong. He has learned from his mistakes and thus I feel he is the smarter one between the two. When the company was burning through cash, he started to ask more questions. Again, learning from previous mistakes.

Eberhard better have some hard facts or he is done.

Building a new auto company and its first car is just about as complex an enterprise as you can undertake. Many mistakes are going to be made, even with the smartest people involved. That’s not to say that Elberhard didn’t cross the line by hiding facts from the board that warranted his dismissal. But these circumstances don’t mean that Musk was some kind of savior. Taking credit for ‘car styling’ and ‘branding’ doesn’t sound very convincing to me.

Li-ion batteries will no longer sustain the drive and charge. all those 6000 odd batteries will require to be replaced and that’s a huge environmental responsibility.

As for the soap, Musk is not clean either, Leena, you gotta check his background and do another article.

when they say ‘profitable’ does it mean they have recovered all of $186M in funding and now earning (returning profits) to the investors?… sorry i am bad at maths.

My understanding of profit is that one has to earn back what was invested, whatever more that is earned is profit.

LOL – awesome comment.

Genius – someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

He is not a genius.

Musk is smart (keeping old emails) and he has learned to cover his butt. Eberhard is in trouble. The email does a lot of damage to his suit and his claims. The smarter guy won and will probably settle at some point just to make Eberhard go away forever.