What a surprise, Elon’s right-wing escapades hit Tesla’s wallet harder than his wallet hit his seat in the latest sports car. With a 45% decline in Europe and a double-digit nosedive in California, it’s not like his ‘right-wing influence’ is doing more for Tesla’s sales than his Cybertruck’s ‘cool factor’. The market cap, oh the market cap, it’s as if Tesla is the new tech stock of the year, not because they’re selling cars like there’s no tomorrow, but because they’ve mastered the art of keeping investors on the edge of their seats with promises of disruptive tech that’s about as self-driving as Elon’s idea of humility. And don’t get me started on the autonomous driving tech, it’s more ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’ than ‘full self-driving’, isn’t it? As for the Trump administration’s pushback on EVs, I guess Tesla’s ‘Technoking’ is so far up his own ‘Supercharger’ that he can’t see the electric car market’s real roadblocks. Ford? Vulnerable? Pah! More like the ‘Frightened Motor Company’, right? And with the AI and robot stuff, I’m half expecting Optimus to be the next big tech failure, followed by a hilarious recall: ‘Please return your sentient robot to the nearest Tesla dealership. It’s not a pet, it’s a robot!’ Now that’s a sight! #TeslaIsJustABrandAndItsMarketCapIsASkyrocketingMyth
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