Comments on: NYT On Tesla (TSLA) & Elon Musk: Hype & Arrogance Don’t Equal Success

By: Mike Cordaro

Mike Cordaro — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:58:43 +0000

Correct, they are not releasing the model-S until 2012, but you forgot to mention that they are delivering a fleet of electric Rav4′s to Toyota this year. They haven’t announced how much that fleet is worth, but it IS revenue. And depending on the success of the Rav4 Toyota may want to streamline production, meaning much more revenue.

And let’s also mention Tesla’s long-term goal; to have a fully electric, long range car at every price point. Gutsy? Yes. Unrealistic? I don’t think so. With Toyota’s support, rather economies of scale, I believe they can reach this goal sooner than anyone expects. In a recent interview Musk stated he wants to have a model at half the price of the model-S by 2015. A fully electric car at <30K!! I think Tesla is the game-changing company this country needs.. now we just need to create the infrastructure to support this revolutionary technology.

By: Tate Dwinnell

Tate Dwinnell — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:34:53 +0000

Investing in hope is a sure fire way to lose big on an investment. I want to see better visibility on a long term investment and Tesla is about close to zero visibility

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:23:20 +0000

If you truly hope the company is a raging success, why wouldn’t you invest in it? This is the problem with investors that only look in the short-term to make a quick buck. We need people to invest in ideas that will help fuel our future.