kickingandscreaming
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Tesla’s long play isn’t even cars.
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Musk is never satisfied with the status quo or deterred by failure. If I had that kind of money my only concern would be the next mountain to ski, water to fish or visit with my children. Of course, the child thing is a lot more complicated for Musk.
whatithink
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From what I can find, EV sales in 2024 were at 10.8M units of which Tesla had 1.78M (10.3% share) versus BYD had 3.84M (22.2% share).
China dominates EV sales at 7.2M units, followed by Europe 2.2M and then the US & CA at 1.3M - with the ROW at 900K.
Tesla isn't dominant anymore and needs to being new products to market.
whatithink
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I'm not sure about that - Musk has talked about robotaxis, AI and robotics generally, but he has a separate AI co., now merged with X. Why would those shareholders subsidize Tesla or the opposite. Waymo and others are way ahead in the robotaxis. Robotics ... OK, sure.
He says lots and but isn't delivering. By any financial measure Tesla is way over valued. Future promise means nothing esp. if multiple competitors are already in that space and on a par or way ahead of you.
kickingandscreaming
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Musk and Cannon are among the few men in this country keeping our population from completely collapsing!
kickingandscreaming
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So, you’re shorting his stocks?
I was speaking as to vehicles sold in America as this is an American issue. Nevertheless, BYD (which doesn't sell vehicles in the US) only just passed Tesla this quarter for quarterly automotive revenue and the decline in 1st quarter sales for Tesla has been mostly attributable to political backlash. The other contributing factors that you cite predate December 2025 when Tesla stock was at an all time high. Also note that BYD sells hybrids in addition to EV's and hybrids account for 60% of its sales. BYD sold slightly fewer EV's worldwide than Tesla. BYD models also start at $10k for entry level and $16k for a mid-level model which comprises the bulk of their sales. Could you imagine Tesla offering vehicles at this prices? So comparing BYD to Tesla is apples to oranges. (and yes I had to Google all this)
kickingandscreaming
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The good thing for the Dems is that having AOC and Crockett out front now, they’ll have plenty of ammunition to justify selecting someone else when the time comes. Of course, it didn’t help with Harris who was and is an absolute joke of a candidate - the @dad4 endorsement notwithstanding. It’s way too early for me to even think about the midterms. Besides, the current moment has so much to “enjoy”.
I would just add that Tesla's PE ratio in December was over 400 (potentially overvalued). Some of the decline in stock price might just be market correction and that PE ratio certainly makes them more vulnerable to the negativity of the past 3 months.
These are much better looking cars than I would have thought. This model is $46k but still a lot cheaper than a Tesla with similar specs.
whatithink
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I saw that widely reported today, i.e. that he would be stepping down soon, rather than the headline!Only Whatithink's favorite tabloid is reporting this.
Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shocking move
President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet and inner circle that Elon Musk is stepping back from his government role.www.dailymail.co.uk
It was hurting his wealth too seriously I would guess.
Typical clickbait Daily Mail headline.
whatithink
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Its not an American issue for Tesla. Less than 40% of their sales are in the US. They have a factory in China as that market is key and currently they are getting beat by BYD and there are other Chinese EV players in the market too. BYD recently came out with a battery announcement which would be a game changer also - BYD battery charger.
Tesla undoubtedly built / created the EV market from an extreme niche / scratch to what it is today. With that comes every other existing car company plus the new ones out of China & elsewhere who are matching Tesla for cars at the same and lesser price points and innovating at pace (which was always Tesla's biggest advantage imo). For the first time really, they have competitors coming at them from all angles in all markets. That would be a challenge but add in Musk's political actions and words in the US and Europe esp. ...
Doesn't change the fact that rooting for and participating in the demise of a successful American company that produces a product that is a key backbone of your policies to fight what you believe is the greatest existential threat to the country, is shameful and putting politics ahead of Americans (royal you and your).
Again, the other factors you cite were long accounted for in Tesla value before the political backlash significantly decreased his stock value. Ironically, even at its lowest value post-election value, it was still higher than Tesla's stock price only 6 months ago. So Dems, knock yourself out protesting, burning, spray painting and keying Teslas, as well as, assaulting Tesla drivers, you just look like the complete idiots that you are.
This doesn't mean Tesla won't face strategic, competitive and economic issues in the future that could negatively impact stock price. However, those issues have had virtually nothing to do with the stocks post-election stock decline.
Yes, thanks for proving my point. No explicit descriptions of sex acts or graphic illustrations. Not passages (nor a book) I would recommend to my children, but not remotely close to what is included in the books that Dems describe as "banned". Huge difference between a reference to an act and a "users manual" with a play-by-play of explicit sexual acts with illustrations.
kickingandscreaming
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whatithink
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The stock went up like crazy post election, its only really dropped in the last 40 days. Its still trading above election day.
whatithink
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OK. On the other hand, the bible does say that you have to be high to be gay, i.e. "let two men who lie together be stoned" - no pictures though, so that can be left in.
Yeah, that's bullshit. I'm not here to defend the bible, just pointing out how I believe your comparison is misguided. Don't get me started on religious hypocrisy, it makes political hypocrisy look like child's play (There is overlap of the two on the Republican side).
kickingandscreaming
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Why are Dems so violent
