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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

Tesla is never going to recover from the Musk effect. They have to convince Musk to fully divest to slowly convince would-be buyers that they won't give their money to an ultra-billionnaire neo-Nazi when they buy a Tesla vehicle.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago (7 children)

They won't survive without musk. They're a hype company.

They have decent infrastructure, but the car brand is as good as dead.

They'll sell their charging infrastructure to ExxonMobil or something before 2028.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

While I hate the guy with a passion, I think you're underestimating Musk.

He has enough charisma and can-do mentality that, if he shuts up with his most blatant political bullshit and actually focuses on making better cars, Tesla will continue to grow massively.

Like, if he goes to work on designing a few new models that fix the flaws in current Teslas, and adds an actual pickup to the lineup while pivoting the cyber truck to a limited-edition "meme" vehicle, they'll be pumping out cars like crazy.

Edit: y'all seem to have amnesia and forget that, before his coming out as a nazi scumbag, a few years back there was no shortage of people ready to hail him as the second coming of Jesus...

[–] gdbjr@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ha. Musk doing design work is hilarious.

I am picturing a crayon drawing on the back of a hooters napkin.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Musk was heavily involved in the designs of the roadster and model S. Believe it if you want.

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Let's take a look at the more recent Cybertruck, famously his baby, before we start calling him a compotent designer.

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