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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Why would they spend tens of billions to develop an electric car, when emissions weren't as big a deal as they are now, on technologies that are rapidly advancing, all to sell vehicles for 5 years that barely break even? Doesn't that seem ridiculous to you? Tesla will be abandoning the battery tech the spent so long developing with barley any profit form it as they shift to new, better technologies. So why jump in when you can't make an affordable car, rather than wait until you can? Does the industry owe Tesla a huge debt of gratitude for going through the process? Absolutely. But it doesn't make it a dumb business move to sit on the sidelines for a bit.
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Do you have any concept at all of establishing brand presence, market share, brand loyalty? Bringing costs down via iterations, economies of scale, general improvements through refinement. And so many other things. When Mercedes comes out with a new engine are they abandoning EVERYTHING from the previous generation? Do you actually think making a new battery means you dump 100% of what you learned and start over. WTF?
I'll try to be nice but what you're saying here makes no sense and is completely disconnected from how the most basic aspects of building a company work.