A boatload of people have, in effect, added the combined equivalent of more than a million shares of Tesla stock with Model 3 preorders. To meet the demand Tesla seems poised to offer actual additional shares. But there may be another way for the Stanford poster child to raise these needed funds. Having myself stood in line for three hours this would certainly pique my interest.
“Dear Tesla Model 3 reservation holder. If you turn your preorder into a hard order with an additional non-refundable deposit of $5000 you will receive Supercharger access for free when you configure your car.”Of course they could use many features – autopilot would be a definite draw.
Maybe they have levels – for $1,000 you get supercharger access, for $5,000 you also get autopilot, add on another couple grand and you get the heads up display (if that actually materializes). Okay, maybe a chart of options to be gained for free – a buffet of electric tech!
To be helpful they’d have to get this money soon so some offerings could not be listed.
One caveat – they must not let people jump the live by converting now. This would create animosity amongst the many faithful who have begun savings accounts for the purchase of their Tesla.
Hmm, that’s a last thought. “Help us oh people! Convert to a hard order and anything you put down we’ll pay prime plus X percentage like any savings account.” Hey, Musk did Paypal, right? This couldn’t be that hard. Save up the money and save the planet in one fell swoop!
What are your thoughts? Would it be better/simpler just to raise more capital the conventional way?
“Dear Tesla Model 3 reservation holder. If you turn your preorder into a hard order with an additional non-refundable deposit of $5000 you will receive Supercharger access for free when you configure your car.”Of course they could use many features – autopilot would be a definite draw.
Maybe they have levels – for $1,000 you get supercharger access, for $5,000 you also get autopilot, add on another couple grand and you get the heads up display (if that actually materializes). Okay, maybe a chart of options to be gained for free – a buffet of electric tech!
To be helpful they’d have to get this money soon so some offerings could not be listed.
One caveat – they must not let people jump the live by converting now. This would create animosity amongst the many faithful who have begun savings accounts for the purchase of their Tesla.
Hmm, that’s a last thought. “Help us oh people! Convert to a hard order and anything you put down we’ll pay prime plus X percentage like any savings account.” Hey, Musk did Paypal, right? This couldn’t be that hard. Save up the money and save the planet in one fell swoop!
What are your thoughts? Would it be better/simpler just to raise more capital the conventional way?