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Mother Muckraker

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15. The 500,000 production figure is deceptive

Reply to BBR Esq (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2014, 12:17 AM

Feb 2014

Tesla said it expects to reach production unit rates of 500,000 cars per year by 2020 because of the Gigafactory.

That is a lie. Simply having the ability to produce more batteries will not automatically produce sales. Sales is the result of demand, not supply. Tesla is hyping this "gigafactory" to pump up their stock price.

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Here's the Biggest Risk With Tesla's Gigafactory [View all] BBR Esq Feb 2014 OP

That's how Musk always operates BlueStreak Feb 2014 #1

I don't know enough to bet for him or against him BBR Esq Feb 2014 #3

Why does that worry you? Scuba Feb 2014 #2

It doesn't worry me, BBR Esq Feb 2014 #4

I guess I can't tell what part of the OP is cut/paste and what is yours. Scuba Feb 2014 #5

The OP is all cut and paste. BBR Esq Feb 2014 #6

I think the issue is that Musk will use other people's money and LOADS of public handouts BlueStreak Feb 2014 #7

The storage market for EVs, solar panels, and the grid is ready to explode kristopher Feb 2014 #8

This technology will never be on the grid BlueStreak Feb 2014 #9

Not true at all, my friend. kristopher Feb 2014 #10

V2G is a preposterous idea. It is wrong in every way possible BlueStreak Feb 2014 #11

No, your rejection of the body of work that supports it is "preposterous" kristopher Feb 2014 #12

If only I'd known you were shorting Tesla when we had this exchange... kristopher Mar 2014 #21

It has gone down almost $20/share since I bought my puts. BlueStreak Mar 2014 #22

"Utility in a Box" or "The Economics of Grid Defection" kristopher Feb 2014 #13

Considering how much money Musk has... MicaelS Feb 2014 #14

The 500,000 production figure is deceptive Mother Muckraker Feb 2014 #15

Did he say they would al be Teslas? BlueStreak Feb 2014 #16

Who cares how "he" does? Mother Muckraker Feb 2014 #17

That's food for thought. BBR Esq Feb 2014 #18

Just for the record, I am not sucked in by his lies BlueStreak Feb 2014 #19

As if on cue, TSLA stock drops over $8 today BlueStreak Feb 2014 #20