Is the end Neigh... ?

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ruggedscotty

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5,626 posts

209 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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I think electric cars are the future but with tesla its like there is a car crash to come. The drugs on TV and the selling methods being employed - its like they are desperate to sell as many as they can as something is sitting in the back ground. I fear that Tesla will collapse as soon as the major players come on line

Sagacitas

290 posts

216 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Except that, besides Tesla, none of the other players is building the charging network to go with the cars. That, for me, is the deal breaker with the other options.

gangzoom

6,298 posts

215 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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ruggedscotty said:
I think electric cars are the future but with tesla its like there is a car crash to come. The drugs on TV and the selling methods being employed - its like they are desperate to sell as many as they can as something is sitting in the back ground. I fear that Tesla will collapse as soon as the major players come on line
Is the summary of all that - Tesla is going bankrupt soon??

If so please feel free to join in the already dozen or so thread with the same message.

The news of Tesla going bankrupt is not new - your about 8 years late. Usually the prediction is tomrrow, but sometimes it gets delayed by a week - though we all know its going to happen just when.

However if you can predict the future thats a great skill better used on the financial markets than on a internet car forum smile.


Edited by gangzoom on Monday 17th September 15:25

Whatsmyname

944 posts

77 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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I'm sure horsepower will be around for a long time yet.

ElectricSoup

8,202 posts

151 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Whatsmyname said:
I'm sure horsepower will be around for a long time yet.
Stop dobbin him in.

bigandclever

13,787 posts

238 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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ElectricSoup said:
Whatsmyname said:
I'm sure horsepower will be around for a long time yet.
Stop dobbin him in.
Having a mare if he thinks we've not herd this before.

HTP99

22,550 posts

140 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Whatsmyname said:
I'm sure horsepower will be around for a long time yet.
Lol, I did wonder if the thread title was a play on words, however I think it just a spelling mistake..

Whatsmyname

944 posts

77 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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HTP99 said:
Lol, I did wonder if the thread title was a play on words, however I think it just a spelling mistake..
I just replied on the hoof.

ntiz

2,340 posts

136 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Sagacitas said:
Except that, besides Tesla, none of the other players is building the charging network to go with the cars. That, for me, is the deal breaker with the other options.
Umm except VAG, BMW, Mercedes, Ford and others have all signed up to build one big one with 800v charging.

Gargamel

14,988 posts

261 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Whatsmyname said:
HTP99 said:
Lol, I did wonder if the thread title was a play on words, however I think it just a spelling mistake..
I just replied on the hoof.
I hate it when posters stirup trouble and miss the mane point of the thread.


anonymous-user

54 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Gargamel said:
Whatsmyname said:
HTP99 said:
Lol, I did wonder if the thread title was a play on words, however I think it just a spelling mistake..
I just replied on the hoof.
I hate it when posters stirup trouble and miss the mane point of the thread.
way too late now everyone has the bit between their teeth........

Scrump

22,004 posts

158 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Tesla have had quite a few successful EVs on the trot whilst the other manufacturers haven't even got out of the stalls.

Hub

6,434 posts

198 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Max_Torque said:
Gargamel said:
Whatsmyname said:
HTP99 said:
Lol, I did wonder if the thread title was a play on words, however I think it just a spelling mistake..
I just replied on the hoof.
I hate it when posters stirup trouble and miss the mane point of the thread.
way too late now everyone has the bit between their teeth........
Hay, stop horsing around.

I'm sure Tesla are financially stable.

covmutley

3,028 posts

190 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Sagacitas said:
Except that, besides Tesla, none of the other players is building the charging network to go with the cars. That, for me, is the deal breaker with the other options.
Quick, email those multi national companies. I think you have identified a key problem in their plan that they have foolish overlooked...this could save them billions,,,!

modeller

445 posts

166 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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covmutley said:
Quick, email those multi national companies. I think you have identified a key problem in their plan that they have foolish overlooked...this could save them billions,,,!
I think another big advantage Tesla has is the giga-factory. They are now building more batteries than the rest of the planet combined and hence have got the cost lower than anyone else. No other auto OEM is doing this.

The German OEMs won't have anything on the market for another 1-2yrs, and Hyundai / JLR are battery supply constrained.

The market has switched to EVs much faster than the traditional OEMs expected (hoped!) - look at JLR's news today.

I'd rather be in Tesla's shoes than an OEM reliant on diesels.

FeelingLucky

1,083 posts

164 months

Tuesday 18th September 2018
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modeller said:
I'd rather be in Tesla's shoes than an OEM reliant on diesels.
Yes but (Insert manufacturer here) have just announced (insert vaporware here) coming out soon (min 2 years), ergo Tesla are finished.

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 18th September 2018
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modeller said:
covmutley said:
Quick, email those multi national companies. I think you have identified a key problem in their plan that they have foolish overlooked...this could save them billions,,,!
I think another big advantage Tesla has is the giga-factory. They are now building more batteries than the rest of the planet combined and hence have got the cost lower than anyone else. No other auto OEM is doing this.

The German OEMs won't have anything on the market for another 1-2yrs, and Hyundai / JLR are battery supply constrained.

The market has switched to EVs much faster than the traditional OEMs expected (hoped!) - look at JLR's news today.

I'd rather be in Tesla's shoes than an OEM reliant on diesels.
The market has switched has it? Still very few EVs out there as far as I can see.


And JLR’s problems are more to do with poor government policy than the rise of EVs.

But you believe what you want.

AnotherClarkey

3,596 posts

189 months

Saturday 22nd September 2018
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Bankruptcy wasn't the end of the world for GM. Tesla just has to keep a tight reign on things and hope that Musk doesn't go any more bucking mental.

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 22nd September 2018
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AnotherClarkey said:
Bankruptcy wasn't the end of the world for GM.
Rick Wagoner didn’t come out of it too well........

AnotherClarkey

3,596 posts

189 months

Saturday 22nd September 2018
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REALIST123 said:
Rick Wagoner didn’t come out of it too well........
Yeah, I expect he is a pauper now.