I would not be so sure of these and other incentives coming around soon.
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I've been in business a number of years, and one of the basic tenets to any business is to never take political positions. You are only due to alienate some of your customers. I can't for the life of me understand why the man child who runs Tesla doesn't get this. As they say Elon, "it's not rocket science".
I've never believed that the vehicles listed as "existing inventory" were anything other than just another way to order a vehicle. I can find no media coverage stating that the Long Range lines were shut down. That involves sending people home and hoping that they'll come back when the lines start up again. I believe that the whole purpose of the "existing inventory" stuff was to give Tesla a demand lever. That lever was created to ensure that Tesla didn't have a backlog of the current Long Range trim going into 2023. They want to build only Long Range vehicles that qualify for the IRA tax credits. So they tried to get a hold on demand only to learn that they didn't need to limit demand but to boost it. So they fired up the incentives that we see. They'll only last to the end of the year and then Tesla will open up ordering again on January 1 for the IRA-qualified vehicle.
He has Asperger's Syndrome. I think he's self-diagnosed, but it's pretty obvious. He doesn't understand social interactions, which is just about perfect for making hash out of a social media company. As well-suited as he is to problems of logistics, finance and engineering, he is just as much unsuited to problems involving people. If he had any friends, they should have been jumping on him and trying to drag him back from buying Twitter.
I was saying how they closed "custom" orders which they did. The existing inventory does not let you full customize your order. On the rest yes i agree with you 100%
I foolishly read "clearing a backlog" as "clearing an inventory". Another unnecessary rant resulted.
No, I’m not betting anything about Tesla. I’m betting on advancements in EV technologies by the time I *need* another vehicle, in particular solid state batteries. I’m also betting that when I need a next vehicle I’ll be back to not needing two, as we do right now.
I had to read your comment a few times and still not sure if you are referring to Twitter under the old management or Musk running Twitter now. Seems to apply equally to both.
I'm referring to Elon's conduct as CEO of Tesla. In case you haven't noticed stock has plummeted 60% so far this year, sales are down, and don't believe that it doesn't have anything to do with his actions and political statements at Twitter. Any responsible CEO, company, or corporation never wins by making political statements, because no matter what it always alienates some of your customers.
It's not Tesla/Elon making political views public, it's Elon alone, and it's hurting Tesla. Just because other companies have made their political views public doesn't mean that it's a sound business practice. You have nothing to gain, and much to lose.
Are you insinuating that Twitter's users are its customers? Because that is very much not the case.
Heh. I just looked up the "dissemination date" for NASDAQ short interest for December 15. The numbers don't get published until December 27.
Wow, that is fast, enjoy your car.
