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Originally Posted by #-3
I've always thought the endgame for Tesla was a buyout shortly after one of the other Majors goes into full scale competition with them, until thien this isn't the competition the big car companies are thinking about in bed at night.
I see a world were BMW launches an EV option of their full product range, and we hear about Telsa being folded into the Ford Motor Company 6 months later (For example).
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Yeah, the importance of Tesla has never and will never be tied to it being a big player in the automotive industry.
What Musk has and continues to do well is innovate, refine, and spark progress in the industries he’s involved in. Whoever said he’s a snakeoil salesman is wrong, unless you believe snakeoil is something that actually works.
I could see them being consumed by one of the big four, but I think it’s more likely they transition and adapt the technology into different areas. They already have a semi-truck coming which inspired Daimler to compete and make one of their own, which could lead to the electric age for vehicles of that type. I see them continuing that path and inspiring a lot of other transportation methods to move to electric.