Tesla reports fourth quarter and 2010 results

[Norbert]

Tesla Motors Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results | Press Releases | Tesla Motors

Tesla enthusiasts continue to explore the range capabilities of the Tesla Roadster. British EV advocate David Peilow drove nearly 500 miles in one day to travel from London to Edinburgh. Hansjörg von Gemmingen, a Tesla owner in Germany, logged 40,000 miles in his Tesla Roadster in one year. Team VIN1000, a group of Tesla enthusiasts from Texas, reportedly drove a Tesla Roadster a record 347.2 miles on a single charge. Tesla owners have now driven their Roadsters over 9 million miles in aggregate.

 

[suxxer]

Looks like they sell around 230+ Roadsters/Quarter (given a price of 130k a Roadster (which is a mix of Sport/Non-Sport and Options)). And they get a profit of around 25k per Roadster.

But selling costs are still more than the double of the net profit and those costs seem to ramp up - which is some sort of logical as they're building many new shops.

Some 18 Months until Model S should be available and bring in cash. So around 800+ roadsters can be sold in that time -given they have enough gliders....

 

[dpeilow]

Until new electric car sells, Tesla will focus on battery packs - Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we drive - USATODAY.com