True, it's done great things for EVs. It has yet to turn that into a business that's more than nominally profitable, so you should be cautious in using its playbook.
> [Tesla] has yet to turn that into a business that's more than nominally profitable, so you should be cautious in using its playbook.
And all their profits come from selling carbon credits to competitors, not from selling cars. Not to mention non-refundable presales for FSD functionality.
That's not to say Tesla shouldn't be doing those things. They are trying to run a company after all. But it's important to remember that when judging them on the viability of their business and how profitable it is. One of my favorite automobile companies, Porsche, has a very long complicated history with more than one moment of nearly going bankrupt, and their greatest savior was the VW squeeze so I'm not necessarily opposed to this sort of thing.
