Still, if Tesla hadn’t gotten themselves distracted with the cybertruck and model X, they could’ve been further ahead. Plus, their CEO isn’t helping with the brand, I’m sure a lot of people that would’ve just gotten a Tesla looked around for alternatives.
Yeah, this is all on Musk. I’d actually add the FSD shit to the list as well. They brought him on because they needed the money, and things were fine while Musk was just executing the roadmap they set out with initially (roadster > luxury sedan > cheaper car), but they wasted time with everything else, plus reinventing the wheel on literally every part of the car.
the roadmap they set out with initially (roadster > luxury sedan > cheaper car
After cheaper car (model 3/y) the next step was supposed to be an even cheaper car and they kind of were going to do that even with the cybertruck.
It was supposed to be effectively a cheaper vehicle for the crazy range they were going to offer on it at the price point.
But instead it was cheaper car -> crazy expensive truck. The 2 million pre orders I think showed how successful it could have been if they’d followed through on initial specs.
People would forgive a lot for 500 miles at that price.
Still, if Tesla hadn’t gotten themselves distracted with the cybertruck and model X, they could’ve been further ahead. Plus, their CEO isn’t helping with the brand, I’m sure a lot of people that would’ve just gotten a Tesla looked around for alternatives.
Read: if Tesla wasn’t run by eel-on-musk, who constantly distracts himself and mismanages shit, it’d probably still be at the top of the industry
Yeah, this is all on Musk. I’d actually add the FSD shit to the list as well. They brought him on because they needed the money, and things were fine while Musk was just executing the roadmap they set out with initially (roadster > luxury sedan > cheaper car), but they wasted time with everything else, plus reinventing the wheel on literally every part of the car.
After cheaper car (model 3/y) the next step was supposed to be an even cheaper car and they kind of were going to do that even with the cybertruck.
It was supposed to be effectively a cheaper vehicle for the crazy range they were going to offer on it at the price point.
But instead it was cheaper car -> crazy expensive truck. The 2 million pre orders I think showed how successful it could have been if they’d followed through on initial specs.
People would forgive a lot for 500 miles at that price.