Elon Musk: The Tesla bubble

Tesla has fascinated long-time investors and Autofans, is considered innovative and cool. But the losses are getting bigger and founders Elon Musk getting more nervous.

Elon Musk: The Tesla bubble
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    The times were already better for Tesla and his founder and chief Elon Musk. Two years ago, his luxury cars were than epitome of modern electromobility in sports car design. Who thought of e-cars, thought to Tesla. And with skilful PR, Musk succeeded in arousing impression that his operator was far ahead of TraditionellenAutobauern in e-drive and autonomous driving. When he presented 2016 to his mid-class sedan Model 3, re were even queues of fans on waiting list in front of Tesla branches.

    But since n, negative headlines have been increasing. There were spectacular accidents with at least 70,000 euro-expensive Tesla Model S, whose drivers were too familiar with "autopilot" driving assistants. The series production of Model 3 is a problem with which Tesla really wants to conquer mass market. Musk must have 123,000 car of Model S due to a possible impairment DerServolenkung recall. There are also reports of serious injuries to Tesla workers at Fremont plant. And n influential US consumer magazine, Consumer Reports, also criticizes Model 3. The testers even advise against purchase due to significant deficiencies.

    Elon Musk gets nervous

    Meanwhile, Elon Musk is thin-skinned. Recently, 46-year-old in EinerTelefonkonferenz cut off an analyst's word when he posed a critical question zumFinanzbedarf by Tesla. "Boring stupid questions are not cool," said Musk. "Next?"

    Past Wocheteilte billionaire against media, to whom he imputed "smug hypocrisy". DieJournalisten would report click Numbers because of negative about Tesla. An accident in a Tesla, in which someone just broke his ankle, Werdevon media on front page heaved. ZigtausendeVerkehrstote, however, were hardly worth a headline, Musk complained in EinemTweet.

    It's super messed up that a Tesla crash resulting in a broken ankle is front page news and ~ 40.000 people who died in US auto accidents alone in past year get almost no coverage Https://t.co/6gD8MzD6VU

    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 14 May 2018

    No one trusts press anymore, "you've lost EureGlaubwürdigkeit a long time ago," blustered Musk in style of US President Donald Trump. He even announced a website called Pravda (Russian: The Truth) ZurBewertung veracity of articles. Pravda was once called Propagandablattder communists in Soviet Union.

    The truth about Tesla, however, is also: For years started has been writing big losses. The growing sales of Nobel cars never made up for cost of production. On contrary, since increase in sales, dieVerluste even increase. Musk always defends this with necessary investments and growth course of its company.

    Date Of Update: 31 May 2018, 12:02